How to tell if you qualify for Trump's $500 ACA refund check, and what states are getting them

Eligible Americans will begin receiving $500 checks in the mail under the Trump administration's ACA refund program. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Nearly 1 million Americans will receive $500 dollar ACA refund checks starting Thursday. Checks go to qualified enrollees in the 30 states who bought insurance through the federal marketplace. No application is needed: officials say eligible recipients will receive checks by mail. On Thursday, nearly one million Americans will start receiving $500 checks from the Trump administration under its new Affordable Care Act refund program. The payments are meant for a narrow group of people who bought their own health insurance through HealthCare.gov, the federally run ACA marketplace. To be eligible, consumers must have enrolled in a HealthCare.gov plan and paid the full cost of their premiums without receiving federal premium tax credits or other financial assistance.