ObamaCare Open Enrollment Period


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When is Open Enrollment for ObamaCare, Medicaid, Medicare, and Other Insurance Types? Open enrollment is the annual period in which shoppers can enroll, switch plans, and get subsidies on health plans under the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare). In general, open enrollment starts each year on November 1st and ends on January 15th. However, open enrollment may be extended… Read More

ObamaCare Myths: Myths on the Affordable Care Act

Separating the ObamaCare Facts from the ObamaCare Myths We fact-check a number of myths about ObamaCare (the Affordable Care Act). ObamaCare or Affordable Care Act (ACA) is riddled with myths. These range from premium increases to the idea you can get put in jail for not paying the fee. They include the idea that “ObamaCare”… Read More

ObamaCare Medicare: ObamaCare and Medicare

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

ObamaCare Mandate: Exemption and Tax Penalty

The ObamaCare Mandate Exemption and How You Can Qualify for an Exemption from the Tax “Penalty.” From 2014 – 2018, who chose not to purchase insurance had pay a tax “penalty” unless they qualified for an exemption. Exemptions from ObamaCare’s tax “penalty” mandate are available to a number of Americans. We will cover all of… Read More

ObamaCare Individual Mandate

ObamaCare’s Individual Mandate: What is the Tax Penalty for Not Having Health Insurance? ObamaCare’s individual mandate had required most Americans obtain and maintain health insurance, or an exemption, each month or pay a tax penalty. However, the fee has been reduced to $0 on a federal level starting in 2019. That said, some states have… Read More

ObamaCare Insurance Premiums

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 | Health Insurance Exchange

What is the ObamaCare Health Insurance Exchange Marketplace? The Health Insurance Exchange Marketplace is an online marketplace for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare). The Federal marketplace is HealthCare.Gov. Some states operate their own exchanges (you can find out if your state uses its own marketplace or the federal marketplace by going to HealthCare.Gov)…. Read More

ObamaCare Employer Mandate

The Employer Mandate / Employer Penalty The ObamaCare Employer Mandate / Employer Penalty, originally set to begin in 2014, was delayed until 2015 / 2016. ObamaCare’s “employer mandate” is a requirement that all businesses with 50 or more full-time equivalent employees (FTE) provide health insurance to at least 95% of their full-time employees and dependents up… Read More

ObamaCare ‘Between Two Ferns’ With Zach Galifianakis

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

Missed Deadline for ObamaCare

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

Minimum Essential Coverage

What is Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC)? Minimum Essential Coverage is health insurance that meets the requirements of the ObamaCare (the Affordable Care Act). This generally means coverage offers 10 essential benefits and meets actuarial value standards. Most coverage offered in the employer, private, and public markets count as Minimum Essential Coverage. Meanwhile, short-term and limited… Read More

How Does ObamaCare Affect Me?

What ObamaCare Means for You, Your Family, and Your Business When hearing about the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare), the first question that comes to mind is, “how will ObamaCare affect me, my family, and my business?” The answer, of course, depends on a number of factors including income and whether or not you currently have… Read More

How to Appeal a Health Insurance Company or Marketplace Decision

ObamaCare and Appeals – Everything You Need to Know About Expanded Appeal Rights Under the Affordable Care Act The Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) expanded health insurance appeal rights. Under the ACA it easy to appeal any health insurer or marketplace decision. Specifically, you have the right to an internal and external appeal of any decision… Read More

ObamaCare Guaranteed Issue

You Can’t Be Denied Coverage For Any Reason ObamaCare makes health insurance guaranteed issue meaning you can’t be denied health status, age, gender, or other factors. Just because insurance is guaranteed issue doesn’t mean you can’t be charged more for certain factors, although the ACA limits this as well. Below we will list the factors… Read More

Grandfathered Plans

Grandfathered Health Plans Don’t Have to Follow ObamaCare’s Rules and Regulations. Grandfathered plans are plans that were purchased before March 23, 2010. These plans have a grandfathered status and don’t have to follow ObamaCare’s rules and regulations or offer the same benefits, rights and protections as new plans. This means that on many old plans… Read More

Contact ObamaCareFacts.com

Check out the information below to learn about how to contact the fine people at ObamaCareFacts.com to ask any questions related to health insurance and the Affordable Care Act. TIP: We have moved our contact form. Please contact ObamaCareFact.com here. Need help signing up for health insurance? Find out how to sign up for ObamaCare and… Read More

Congress ObamaCare: ObamaCare Exemption for Congress

Everything You Need to Know About Congress and ObamaCare We cover everything you need to know about ObamaCare and Congress, including updates on votes to repeal and replace ObamaCare and the Congress exemption. First here are a few updates on changes and attempted change to the law made by Congress and other branches of government…. Read More

Affordable Care Act Summary

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

Affordable Care Act Facts

What is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act? The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010; The Affordable Care Act, or ACA for short, was signed into law on March 23, 2010 to reform health care in America. The new health care law includes reforms to the affordability, quality, and availability of health… Read More

ObamaCare Facts – An Independent Site For ACA Advice

Published: June 30, 2012 Last Updated: Nov 1, 2023 ObamaCareFacts.com – Providing Facts on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Since 2012 ObamaCare Facts is an independent website. Get the facts on healthcare and health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (also known as ObamaCare). At ObamaCareFacts.com, we aim to present fact-based information on the Affordable… Read More

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