Three Options For Shopping For Health Insurance under the Affordable Care Act To shop for coverage you can go direct to HealthCare.Gov for Marketplace plans, to a Marketplace approved broker for Marketplace and short term plans, or to a non-approved broker for short term plans only. In other words, there are a couple of different… Read More
The Small Business Health Insurance Marketplace Employers can use the SHOP Marketplace (Small Business Health Options Program) to get lower costs on group plans and claim tax credits. In 2015, employers with less than 50 full-time equivalent workers (FTE) can use the SHOP. In 2016, the SHOP opens for businesses with 100 or less FTE. FACT:… Read More
ObamaCare Health Insurance Deadline 2025 ObamaCare’s Open Enrollment period for 2025 health plans starts November 1, 2024, and ends January 15, 2025, in most states. Plans sold during Open Enrollment start as early as January 1, 2025. Open enrollment is the only time of year you can enroll in a health plan, switch plans, or… Read More
The 2024 open enrollment season, from November 1, 2023, to January 15, 2024, in most states, introduces several updates in the Marketplace, particularly in terms of subsidies.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) open enrollment for 2024 is here. Running from November 1, 2023, through January 15, 2024, open enrollment allows individuals and families to either sign up for new health insurance plans or make changes to their existing ones.
What Happens if I Missed the Deadline for ObamaCare? If you miss the annual deadline for ObamaCare Open Enrollment, you might miss your opportunity for cost-assisted coverage. However, you may still have options for obtaining health insurance. Open enrollment for private individual and family health plans is limited each year. For example, most states have… Read More
ObamaCare Health Insurance Deadline 2024 ObamaCare’s Open Enrollment period for 2024 health plans started November 1, 2023, and ends January 15, 2024, in most states. Plans sold during Open Enrollment start as early as January 1, 2024. Open enrollment is the only time of year you can enroll in a health plan, switch plans, or… Read More
Medicare open enrollment 2023 ends December 7th. Don’t forget to shop for Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans! Every year during Medicare’s Annual Enrollment you can make changes to your coverage and enroll in a Medicare plan. During this period: You can switch from Original Medicare to Medicare Advantage with or without a drug… Read More
Annual Open Enrollment for Medicare starts October 15 and ends December 7th this year. This is different from marketplace open enrollment for those who don’t qualify for Medicare which runs from Nov 1st to Jan 15th (the one where you can shop for private non-Medicare health insurance). During the Annual Enrollment period, Medicare shoppers can:… Read More
Dates and Deadlines For the 2023 Open Enrollment Season Under the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) ObamaCare’s Open Enrollment period for 2023 health plans starts November 1, 2022, and ends January 15, 2023, in most states. Plans sold during Open Enrollment start as early as January 1, 2023. Open enrollment is the only time of year… Read More
How to Sign Up For 2022 Health Insurance Under the Affordable Care Act Sign up for ObamaCare between November 1, 2021, and January 15, 2022, to get health coverage and cost assistance for 2022. Get covered at Healthcare.Gov. Key Dates For Open Enrollment 2022 To sign up for ObamaCare you must shop for coverage during open… Read More
Our ObamaCare 2022 Guide: Everything You Need to Know About ObamaCare Subsidies, Rates, Dates, Enrollment, and More We cover everything you need to know about ObamaCare in 2022 including information on enrollment, assistance, benefits, plan types, and more. In this article, we’ll cover what you need to know for 2022 coverage purchased during open enrollment 2022 (Nov 1,… Read More
How the American Rescue Plan Impacts the ACA The American Rescue Plan Act increased and expanded cost assistance under the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare). The Rescue Plan Act included repayment relief for 2020, $0 premiums and lower deductibles for those making up to 150% FPL from 2021-2022, and tax credits for those making up to… Read More
The American Rescue plan Act increases and expands cost assistance under the Affordable Care Act. Up to 29 million Americans stand to benefit from the changes.
Dates and Deadlines For the 2022 Open Enrollment Season Under the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) ObamaCare’s Open Enrollment period for 2022 health plans started November 1, 2021, and ends January 15, 2022, in most states. Plans sold during Open Enrollment start as early as January 1, 2022. Open enrollment is the only time of year… Read More
This page features a 2021 ObamaCare eligibility chart, the 2020 federal poverty level used for 2021 subsidies, and a subsidy calculator. TIP: The information on this page is for plans held in 2021. If you are shopping for 2022 plans, see our 2022 ObamaCare Eligibility Chart and Subsidy Calculator. ObamaCare Cost Assistance To get assistance… Read More
How to Sign Up For Health Insurance Under the Affordable Care Act During the 2020 – 2021 Open Enrollment Season Sign up for ObamaCare between November 1 and December 15, 2020 to get health coverage and cost assistance for 2021. Get covered at Healthcare.Gov. Key Dates For Open Enrollment 2021 To sign up for ObamaCare you… Read More
Dates and Deadlines For the 2021 Open Enrollment Season Under the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) ObamaCare’s Open Enrollment period for 2021 health plans runs from November 1, 2020 to December 15, 2020 in most states. Plans sold during Open Enrollment start as early as January 1, 2021. Open enrollment is the only time of year… Read More
People are getting three extra days to enroll in coverage at HealthCare.Gov. The extended deadline is Dec 18, 2019. The deadline is due to some shoppers having last minute problems using the website to sign up / enroll. With the above noted, customers need to have at least tried to sign up by Dec 15… Read More
177,082 people selected plans using the HealthCare.gov during week one of open enrollment (Nov 1 – 2) according to CMS data.
At ObamacareFacts.com we have always been focused on helping people, that’s it. The healthcare system in the United States is ridiculously complicated and Obamacare is no different. We’ve been helping educate consumers since 2012 on the Affordable Care Act, (Obamacare) and if there’s one thing that we have learned it is that there is continual… Read More
How to Sign Up For Health Insurance Under the Affordable Care Act During the 2019 – 2020 Open Enrollment Season Sign up for ObamaCare between November 1 and December 15, 2019 to get health coverage and cost assistance for 2020. Get covered at Healthcare.Gov. TIP: Open enrollment for 2021 starts Nov 1 2020. Learn more about… Read More
Getting Short Term Health Insurance For 2020; Including Short Term as an ObamaCare Alternative For 2020 you can opt to get short term health insurance instead of a marketplace plan, however short term plans don’t offer all the benefits, rights, and protections of comprehensive health insurance. Why Choose Short Term Insurance Since the fee for… Read More
Our ObamaCare 2020 – 2021 Guide: Everything You Need to Know About ObamaCare Subsidies, Rates, Dates, Enrollment, and More We cover everything you need to know about ObamaCare in 2020 including information on enrollment, assistance, benefits, plan types, and more. Below we’ll cover what you need to know for 2020, and for 2021 coverage purchased in 2020. TIP:… Read More
Getting Short Term Health Insurance Instead of ObamaCare Short term health insurance can be used as primary health coverage in some cases. This is especially true for those who are healthy and want to keep costs low. Using Short Term Coverage As a Primary Health Insurance Using short term as your primary health insurance is… Read More