If you have Medicare then you don’t need to enroll in ObamaCare, or do anything. You can learn about the ways that ObamaCare improves and expands Medicare here.
If you created a Marketplace account for 2015, in most cases, you have until February 22nd to complete your enrollment process for ObamaCare.
If you file taxes in the US, live in the US for more than a month in a year, and are lawfully present, then you need Major Medical coverage.
For an F2 VISA, if you are already pregnant, you may have limited options for coverage. F1 VISA’s seem to be more flexible in terms of getting coverage through HealthCare.Gov.
If you live in the United States (considered a resident for tax purposes), but not living in the country year round, you can still get a health insurance plan.
You can file your taxes without a 1095-A if you didn’t get cost assistance. If you did, you’ll need it. Some states won’t have their 1095-A forms ready to be mailed or viewed online until the end of February.
Being 65 or older you don’t qualify for Marketplace cost assistance, being a resident Alien you may not qualify for Medicare subsidies, but you can still buy Medicare.
Get the Facts on the 60 minutes report on ObamaCare “Dissecting ObamaCare” featuring Steven Brill author of “America’s Bitter Pill.” We fact-check the video. Watch the full of the 60 Minutes ObamaCare video. First fact-check, it’s only 13:19 minutes long, not 60:00. CBS intended each of its segments to run for approximately 15 minutes and… Read More
Let’s take a look at factors that affect health insurance costs for premiums and cost sharing under ObamaCare, including Marketplace subsidies and Medicaid. ObamaCare helps ensure fair health insurance premiums (Sec. 2701), helps curb premium growth, and provides Tax Credits to lower premium costs. The ACA also includes measures to reduce out-of-pocket spending and curb national… Read More
Do you have an ObamaCare related story you would like to share? Share your healthcare story and let us know how the Affordable Care Act has affected you. By filling out the form you give ObamaCareFacts.com permission to share your story on our site and through other official ObamaCareFacts.com information sources such as our facebook page…. Read More
Guide to Buying Health Insurance: How Health Insurance Works Our guide to buying health insurance walks you through how health insurance works and how to buy health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare). Below we take a look at how ObamaCare affects buying health care plans, different ways to buy health insurance under… Read More
Protecting You Against Unfair Premium Increases ObamaCare’s rate review provision and the 80/20 rule help keep curb premium growth and keep insurance affordable. Before the ACA premiums had been increasing at unsustainable rates on a yearly basis, the ACA’s new provisions help to curb that. There are two ways insurers are now held more accountable… Read More
ObamaCare Ensures Women Get Equal Health Care Rights and Improved Women’s Health Services How Does ObamaCare Benefit Women? ObamaCare gives women access to guaranteed preventive women’s health services with no copayment or coinsurance even if they haven’t met their deductible. See: Preventive care benefits for women at HealthCare.gov for a list of services covered. Before the Affordable… Read More
Updates on the ObamaCare Website (HealthCare.Gov) The official ObamaCare website, that is the official health insurance marketplace website under the Affordable Care Act, is HealthCare.gov. We explain the history of HealthCare.Gov and how it works. The History of the Health Insurance Marketplace The health insurance marketplace was created by the Affordable Care Act as a… Read More
Making the Complex Simple in 10 Easy Pieces This is our ObamaCare top 10 list of the most important things to know about ObamaCare (the Affordable Care Act). The law can be overwhelming, but understanding these ten “ObamaCare Facts” will be enough to help you get covered, find out if you qualify for cost assistance,… Read More
ObamaCare Gives Smokers a New Incentive to Quit Get the facts on ObamaCare and smokers. From ObamaCare’s smoking cessation benefits to the amount smoking can increase premiums, ObamaCare affects smokers. Although insurers can’t charge more for health status, they can charge up to 50% more for smoking status. On the flip side of this ObamaCare… Read More
How to Sign up for Health Insurance Under the Affordable Care Act To sign up for ObamaCare, go to HealthCare.Gov or find your state’s health insurance marketplace, create an account, then enroll in a plan. Sign up for ObamaCare during open enrollment. Directions for signing up, details on cost assistance, fees, enrollment periods, and information… Read More
No Cost-Sharing on Essential Preventive Care Thanks to the Affordable Care Act ObamaCare includes preventive care at no out-of-pocket cost on most health plans. ObamaCare’s free preventive services help to put the focus on wellness, early detection, and prevention, instead of treatments and cures. FACT: At least 15 free preventive services and one wellness visit… Read More
We Help You Understand the Affordable Care Act Looking for ObamaCare PDFs and resources to help you further understand the Affordable Care Act? If you read through our site you’ll have a solid grasp on how ObamaCare will affect you, your family, your business and your fellow Americans. Of course we can’t cover everything, so… Read More
Get the Facts on the Impact of ObamaCare on Medicare This page contains a summary of everything you need to know about the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) and Medicare. ObamaCare’s Medicare reforms improve and expand Medicare for seniors. One way it does this is by closing the Part D Donut hole (you have paid only… Read More
How ObamaCare Affects Health Insurance Premium Rates Insurance premiums are a sore subject with many readers. However, insurance premium increases related to Obamacare are largely a response to the protections contained within the law, such as the mandate for insurers to cover people with pre-existing conditions. Meanwhile, parts of the law like the rate review… Read More
ObamaCare Explained as Simply As Possible We explain everything you need to know about ObamaCare (the Affordable Care Act) in as simple terms as possible. A Quick Introduction to the Affordable Care Act ObamaCare, officially called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, is a health care reform law signed in 2010 by President Barack… Read More
Watch the Obama Zach Galifianakis Interview Promoting the Affordable Care Act Watch the Obama Between Two Ferns Interview. President Obama promoted ObamaCare on ‘Between Two Ferns’ with Zach Galifianakis. The Obama Zach Galifianakis interview put President Obama “between two ferns” on Zach’s web talk show. ‘Between Two Ferns’ typically is comprised of Zach leading uncomfortable… Read More
Our ‘Affordable Care Act’ Summary breaks down ObamaCare section by section. The ‘Affordable Care Act’ summary will give the most factual representation of the law by summarizing each of the Act’s 10 titles. Every title and every section of the ‘Affordable Care Act’ is packed with details (even the condensed version of the law is… Read More