How to Use Your State’s Health Insurance Marketplace to Buy “Affordable” Health Insurance
ObamaCare’s Health Insurance Marketplace, or ObamaCare Marketplace, is your State’s price comparison website for subsidized health insurance. The following guide will explain the marketplace and how you, your family, and your business can compare health plans and qualify for reduced premiums and out-of-pocket costs on marketplace based coverage.
FACT:
HealthCare.Gov is the official Health Insurance Marketplace, although many state’s created their own Marketplace.
Open Enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace
ObamaCare’s Health Insurance Marketplace is open during each years
annual open enrollment period . Open enrollment is the only time you can apply for cost assistance , enroll in a plan, or switch plans without qualifying for
a special enrollment period . Enroll during open enrollment to avoid the per-month fee for not having insurance in 2015.
2015 open enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace started November 15th, 2014 and ends February 15th, 2015. Log in to your marketplace account and verify your plan before December 15th, 2014.
FACT: To avoid the penalty you need to obtain and maintain minimum essential coverage throughout the year. All marketplace coverage counts as minimum essential coverage.
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Health Insurance Marketplace Facts
• Most Americans non-exempt will be required to have
by 2014. Uninsured Americans can shop for coverage options in their State’s marketplace.
• No one can be denied coverage on the marketplace for health related reasons.
• Premium costs are no longer based pre-existing conditions, health status, claims history, duration of coverage, gender, occupation, and small employer size and industry.
• The only factors that can affect premiums of starting in 2014 are your income, age, tobacco use, family size, geography and the type of plan you buy. This applies to all plans sold through your State’s health insurance marketplace.
• The marketplace is open to all Americans, but no one is required to use it.
• If you already have insurance you can keep it.
• You can compare competitively priced health plans through the marketplace to find the best deal for you, your family or your employees.
• Individuals and families earning less than 400% of the Federal Poverty Level can get cost assistance through the marketplace.
• Small businesses with under 50 full-time equivalent employees can use a part of the marketplace called “the SHOP” (Small Business Health Options Program).
• Small businesses with fewer than 25 full-time full-time equivalent employees with average annual wages below $50,000 can get tax credits to help pay for employee premiums through the SHOP.
• ObamaCare’s first open enrollment in your State’s marketplace ran from October 1st, 2013 to March 31st, 2014. Open enrollment for 2015 runs from November 15th, 2014 to February 15th, 2015. There is an open enrollment period every year as well as special enrollment periods.
• Medicare, health insurance marketplaces, and employer based insurance have open enrollment periods. Medicaid, CHIP and non-subsidized private insurance outside of the marketplace are not subject to mandatory enrollment periods, although most ObamaCare-compliant plans “known as Minimum Essential Coverage ” can only be purchased during
open enrollment inside and of the marketplace.
• Insurance purchased by the 15th of each month starts on the 1st of the following month after you paid your premium. Insurance purchased after the 15th starts on the 1st of the month after that.
• You can get an estimate of what your health insurance will cost on the marketplace by going to the healthcare.gov . Applying and enrolling in a plan are not the same thing, you are free to shop around for plans during open enrollment.
• Remember many states have their own marketplace, but healthcare.gov official health insurance marketplace.
ObamaCare’s Health Insurance Marketplace, or ObamaCare Marketplace, is your State’s price comparison website for subsidized health insurance. The following guide will explain the marketplace and how you, your family, and your business can compare health plans and qualify for reduced premiums and out-of-pocket costs on marketplace based coverage.
FACT:
HealthCare.Gov is the official Health Insurance Marketplace, although many state’s created their own Marketplace.
Open Enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace
ObamaCare’s Health Insurance Marketplace is open during each years
annual open enrollment period . Open enrollment is the only time you can apply for cost assistance , enroll in a plan, or switch plans without qualifying for
a special enrollment period . Enroll during open enrollment to avoid the per-month fee for not having insurance in 2015.
2015 open enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace started November 15th, 2014 and ends February 15th, 2015. Log in to your marketplace account and verify your plan before December 15th, 2014.
FACT: To avoid the penalty you need to obtain and maintain minimum essential coverage throughout the year. All marketplace coverage counts as minimum essential coverage.
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Health Insurance Marketplace Facts
• Most Americans non-exempt will be required to have
by 2014. Uninsured Americans can shop for coverage options in their State’s marketplace.
• No one can be denied coverage on the marketplace for health related reasons.
• Premium costs are no longer based pre-existing conditions, health status, claims history, duration of coverage, gender, occupation, and small employer size and industry.
• The only factors that can affect premiums of starting in 2014 are your income, age, tobacco use, family size, geography and the type of plan you buy. This applies to all plans sold through your State’s health insurance marketplace.
• The marketplace is open to all Americans, but no one is required to use it.
• If you already have insurance you can keep it.
• You can compare competitively priced health plans through the marketplace to find the best deal for you, your family or your employees.
• Individuals and families earning less than 400% of the Federal Poverty Level can get cost assistance through the marketplace.
• Small businesses with under 50 full-time equivalent employees can use a part of the marketplace called “the SHOP” (Small Business Health Options Program).
• Small businesses with fewer than 25 full-time full-time equivalent employees with average annual wages below $50,000 can get tax credits to help pay for employee premiums through the SHOP.
• ObamaCare’s first open enrollment in your State’s marketplace ran from October 1st, 2013 to March 31st, 2014. Open enrollment for 2015 runs from November 15th, 2014 to February 15th, 2015. There is an open enrollment period every year as well as special enrollment periods.
• Medicare, health insurance marketplaces, and employer based insurance have open enrollment periods. Medicaid, CHIP and non-subsidized private insurance outside of the marketplace are not subject to mandatory enrollment periods, although most ObamaCare-compliant plans “known as Minimum Essential Coverage ” can only be purchased during
open enrollment inside and of the marketplace.
• Insurance purchased by the 15th of each month starts on the 1st of the following month after you paid your premium. Insurance purchased after the 15th starts on the 1st of the month after that.
• You can get an estimate of what your health insurance will cost on the marketplace by going to the healthcare.gov . Applying and enrolling in a plan are not the same thing, you are free to shop around for plans during open enrollment.
• Remember many states have their own marketplace, but healthcare.gov official health insurance marketplace.
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