Health Insurance

Health insurance is the main focus of the Affordable Care Act. We break down everything you need to know about health insurance in this section.

Understanding how ObamaCare affects the country means understanding how health insurance works in the first place. Check out the pages below for a breakdown of how the ACA changes health insurance, how to buy health insurance, and how to understand details of the US health insurance system.

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  About Health Insurance
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  How Does Health Insurance Work?
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  Health Care Facts: Why We Need Health Care Reform
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  How to Buy Health Insurance
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  How to Compare Health Plans
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  Types of Health Insurance Plans
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  Health Plan Types: HMO or PPO?
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  Premium
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  Deductible
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  Copay (Copayment)
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  Coinsurance
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  Bronze Plan
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  Silver Plan
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  Gold Plan
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  Platinum Plan
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  Out-of-pocket Maximum Limits
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  Actuarial Value
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  Catastrophic Health Plans
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  Health Savings Account (HSA)
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  Can I Keep My Health Care Plan Under Obamacare?
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  Grandfathered Plans
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  ObamaCare Health Insurance Cancellation
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  Private Health Plans Outside the Marketplace
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  Health Insurance Quotes
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  Supplemental Health Insurance
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  Short Term Health Insurance
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  Fixed Benefit Health Insurance
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  Dental Insurance
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  Single Payer Health Care