Get Ready for 2018 Open Enrollment


ObamaCare’s open enrollment period for 2018 starts on November 1st, 2017 and ends on December 15th, 2017.  This is what you need to know to enroll for 2018. Some states have longer enrollment periods, so you will have to check your state’s rules. • Open enrollment is the only time you can get cost assistance, enroll… Read More

The 2018 Federal Poverty Guidelines

Understanding the 2018 Federal Poverty Guidelines For Cost Assistance Under the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) in 2018 and 2019 We explain the 2018 Federal Poverty Guidelines for assistance under the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare). You’ll use these guidelines to determine cost assistance on plans sold during 2019’s open enrollment season. How Cost Assistance Works With… Read More

Bernie Sanders: Medicare-for-all Act Full Text and Summary

An Introduction to Bernie’s Medicare-for-all Bill, a Summary, and a Link to the Full Bill We present the full text and a summary of Bernie Sanders’ Medicare for all bill (“A BILL To establish a Medicare-for-all national health insurance program”). Read the full text of Sanders’ Medicare for All Act of 2017 (S. 1804). Background: On September 13, 2017… Read More

How to Sign Up For TrumpCare

Everything You Need to Know About Enrolling in TrumpCare We explain how to sign up for TrumpCare and enroll in a TrumpCare plan (i.e., how to sign up for health insurance under President Trump). That means we’ll explain health insurance enrollment dates, how to get cost assistance, and other important information for getting covered under… Read More

Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 Facts

Everything You Need To Know About the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA) AKA The Latest Version of TrumpCare We explain everything you need to know about the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA); the Senate’s new healthcare bill to replace ObamaCare. Below we cover everything you need to know about the Better Care Reconciliation… Read More

What are Medicare Drug Formularies?

What are Drug Formularies For Medicare Plans? Medicare Prescription drug lists (formularies) are lists of covered drugs, placed into different tiers, where each tier has different costs. Each Medicare plan that provides drug coverage has its own list of covered drugs and costs that follow a set of common rules. Below we will explain more about… Read More

How TrumpCare’s Tax Credits Work

Age Based Tax Credits Under TrumpCare, the American HealthCare Act (AHCA), Explained TrumpCare, the American HealthCare Act (AHCA), offers tax credits for health insurance premiums based on age and no out-of-pocket cost assistance. The Affordable Care Act offers tax credits based on income and offers out-of-pocket cost assistance. UPDATE 2019: This plan never passed, and thus… Read More

Rand Paul Offers a Fix ObamaCare; What Do You Think About It?

Rand Paul, Senate Bill 222, Long-Term Contracts, and the AHCA Rand Paul, like many Americans, doesn’t love the TrumpCare/RyanCare that came out of the house. Here is what Rand Paul thinks about healthcare reform. In Paul’s Fox News article in which he promotes his Senate Bill 222, Sen. Rand Paul: Senate has chance to fix ObamaCare… Read More

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