Kentucky Health Insurance Exchange

Researched by Thomas DeMichele Published - August 12, 2014
Last Updated - October 22, 2018

How “Kynect: Kentucky’s Healthcare Connection”, The Official Kentucky Website for Health Insurance, Works The Kentucky Health Insurance Exchange, Kynect: Kentucky’s Healthcare Connection, is the official Kentucky State marketplace for health insurance under Obamacare. You can use Kynect: Kentucky’s Healthcare Connection to apply for cost-assistance, compare prices of plans, change plans, and enroll in a plan… Read More

Idaho Health Insurance Exchange

Researched by Thomas DeMichele Published - August 12, 2014
Last Updated - October 22, 2018

How “Your Health Idaho”, The Official Idaho Website for Health Insurance, Works The Idaho Health Insurance Exchange, Your Health Idaho, is the official Idaho State marketplace for health insurance under Obamacare. You can use Your Health Idaho to apply for cost-assistance, compare prices of plans, change plans, and enroll in a plan that best suits… Read More

How to Buy Health Insurance

Researched by Thomas DeMichele Published - August 12, 2014
Last Updated - November 14, 2019

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

Types of Health Insurance Plans

Researched by Thomas DeMichele Published - August 12, 2014
Last Updated - September 2, 2020
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The Types of Health Insurance Plans Sold On and Off of ObamaCare’s Marketplace There are four types of health insurance plans available through ObamaCare’s Marketplace. They are Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum health insurance plans. These Qualified Health Plans represent four tiers of coverage and are sometimes referred to as “metal plans” due to their… Read More

What is the Health Insurance Marketplace?

Researched by Thomas DeMichele Published - August 12, 2014
Last Updated - September 2, 2020

How to Use Your State’s Health Insurance Marketplace to Buy “Affordable” Health Insurance ObamaCare’s Health Insurance Marketplace, or ObamaCare Marketplace, is your State’s price comparison website for subsidized health insurance under the ACA. The following guide will explain the marketplace and how you, your family, and your business can compare health plans and qualify for… Read More

Health Insurance Exchange Guide

Researched by Thomas DeMichele Published - August 12, 2014
Last Updated - March 25, 2020

The Health Insurance Exchanges Explained: A Complete Unbiased Guide to the ObamaCare Health Insurance Marketplace. Our Health Insurance Exchange Guide makes using ObamaCare’s Health Insurance Marketplace easy. Get how-to’s, tips and tricks on using the marketplace. Our guide covers everything from applying for premium tax credits and out-of-pocket cost assistance, to comparing qualifying health plans,… Read More

Hawaii Health Insurance Exchange

Researched by Thomas DeMichele Published - August 12, 2014
Last Updated - October 22, 2018

How “Hawaii Health Connector”, The Official Hawaii Website for Health Insurance, Works The Hawaii Health Insurance Exchange, Hawaii Health Connector, is the official Hawaii State marketplace for health insurance under Obamacare. You can use Hawaii Health Connector to apply for cost-assistance, compare prices of plans, change plans, and enroll in a plan that best suits… Read More

Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange

Researched by Thomas DeMichele Published - August 12, 2014
Last Updated - October 22, 2018

How “Access Health CT”, The Official Connecticut Website for Health Insurance, Works The Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange, Access Health CT, is the official Connecticut State marketplace for health insurance under Obamacare. You can use Access Health CT to apply for cost-assistance, compare prices of plans, change plans, and enroll in a plan that best suits… Read More

Colorado Health Insurance Exchange

Researched by Thomas DeMichele Published - August 12, 2014
Last Updated - October 22, 2018

How “Connect for Health Colorado”, The Official Colorado Website for Health Insurance, Works The Colorado Health Insurance Exchange, Connect for Health Colorado, is the official Colorado State marketplace for health insurance under Obamacare. You can use Connect for Health Colorado to apply for cost-assistance, compare prices of plans, change plans, and enroll in a plan… Read More

California Health Insurance Exchange

Researched by Thomas DeMichele Published - August 8, 2014
Last Updated - November 15, 2018

How “Covered California”, The California Health Benefits Exchange, Works The California Health Insurance Exchange or California Health Insurance Marketplace, called “Covered California”, is an online website for health insurance. Once at the Covered California health insurance marketplace customers will fill out a form including basic information about their family and taxable income. Customers will then… Read More

Insurance Exchange

Researched by Thomas DeMichele Published - August 8, 2014
Last Updated - June 16, 2015

The Insurance Exchanges (AKA Health Insurance Marketplaces), are state specific marketplaces where you can get cost assistance on health insurance and compare plans. You can find your marketplace below to learn more or simply go to healthcare.gov during open enrollment to get pointed in the right direction. Below is a breakdown of some of the… Read More

About Health Insurance

Researched by Thomas DeMichele Published - August 8, 2014
Last Updated - July 16, 2015

Everything You Need to Know About Health Insurance for 2015 and Beyond We take an in-depth look at health insurance in the US, including how it works, what key health insurance terms mean, and how ObamaCare changes things. We touch on every detail you need to know to understand the complex gateway to health care in… Read More

¿Qué es ObamaCare?

Researched by Thomas DeMichele Published - August 8, 2014
Last Updated - March 14, 2019
Qué es ObamaCare?

¿Qué es ObamaCare | Qué es la Ley de Cuidados de la Salud Asequibles (Affordable Care Act)? ObamaCare (Ley de Cuidados de la Salud Asequibles o Affordable Care Act) es una reforma de salud en E.E.U.U. que extiende y mejora el acceso a los cuidados de salud y disminuye el gasto mediante regulaciones e impuestos…. Read More

Datos Sobre Obamacare: Plan de Salud ObamaCare Español

Researched by Thomas DeMichele Published - August 8, 2014
Last Updated - October 27, 2020

ObamaCare Facts 2020: Nosotros te decimos los hechos, no los puntos de discusión Plan Salud ObamaCare en Español; Les presentamos los Datos Sobre el Plan de Salud de ObamaCare en español. Nosotros te decimos los hechos, no los puntos de discusión. Conozca los hechos de ObamaCare (la Ley de Protección a Pacientes y Cuidados de… Read More

ObamaCare: Uninsured Rates

Researched by Thomas DeMichele Published - August 8, 2014
Last Updated - February 7, 2022

Let’s Take a Look at the Uninsured and How the Affordable Care Act has Changed Things The uninsured rates dropped to all times lows under the Affordable Care Act. The rate has however changed over time, for example, the rate rose under Trump (in part due to the fee for not having coverage being reduced… Read More

What is ObamaCare?

Researched by Thomas DeMichele Published - August 8, 2014
Last Updated - October 8, 2022
What is ObamaCare (the Affordable Care Act)?

Understanding ObamaCare (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) ObamaCare is a nickname for The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (sometimes called the Affordable Care Act, ACA, or PPACA for short), a health reform law signed on March 23, 2010, by President Barack Obama. ObamaCare seeks to reform health insurance and healthcare in the United… Read More

Ted Cruz ObamaCare

Researched by Thomas DeMichele Published - August 8, 2014
Last Updated - March 26, 2015

Ted Cruz Becomes the Poster Boy for the Anti-ObamaCare Movement Ted Cruz and ObamaCare have become closely entwined since the Republican Senator from Texas took the forefront in the defund ObamaCare effort. This “rise to fame” came at the cost of being the face of a movement in which house Republicans caused a Government shutdown… Read More

Supreme Court ObamaCare | Ruling on ObamaCare

Researched by Thomas DeMichele Published - August 8, 2014
Last Updated - March 26, 2019

A Summary of Supreme Court Cases Pertaining to the Affordable Care Act Supreme Court ObamaCare; ObamaCare has been taken to the Supreme Court once already for repeal. Aside from ObamaCare’s Supreme Court rulings, the Affordable Care Act has seen over 50 repeal attempts by the house and senate. IMPORTANT UPDATE: A Texas federal judge ruled the Affordable Care… Read More

Summary of Provisions in The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Researched by Thomas DeMichele Published - August 8, 2014
Last Updated - March 31, 2015

The following is a summary of every provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act HR3590. Most of what you need to know about the PPACA is contained in title I – Quality, Affordable Health Care For All Americans. Title I contains almost all of the new benefits, rights, and protections, rules for employers,… Read More

State Health Insurance Exchange: State Run Exchanges

Researched by Thomas DeMichele Published - August 8, 2014
Last Updated - September 9, 2024

Learn About Your State’s Health Insurance Exchange Marketplace ObamaCare’s state Health Insurance Exchanges are now open for business. You can find your state’s Health Insurance Marketplace and apply for health coverage today. Use the list of state-based marketplaces (also referred to as exchanges) to locate your state’s marketplace or check if your state uses the… Read More

Single Payer Health Care

Researched by Thomas DeMichele Published - August 8, 2014
Last Updated - June 29, 2017

What is Single Payer Health Care? Single payer health care is a health care system where a “single” fund pays for health care costs (rather than private insurers). There are many different ways single payer can work, but the general idea is 1. to create a universal healthcare system (a system that covers everyone) where, 2…. Read More

Save ObamaCare | Protect ObamaCare in 2018

Researched by Thomas DeMichele Published - August 8, 2014
Last Updated - January 10, 2018

What you Can do to Save ObamaCare in 2018 It’s up to you to help save ObamaCare from losing its ability to insure over 44 million uninsured Americans. Find out how to protect ObamaCare in 2018. Join Democrats, Republicans, and the tens of millions of Americans who support health care reform in a bipartisan effort to stand… Read More

RomneyCare: What is RomneyCare?

Researched by Thomas DeMichele Published - August 8, 2014
Last Updated - April 4, 2015

What is RomneyCare? RomneyCare is the name given to Mitt Romney’s health care insurance reform laws passed in MA in 2006. RomneyCare aimed to reform healthcare by providing all MA residents with affordable quality health insurance. It also offered additional protections to MA residents including the retention of health coverage when switching employers or when… Read More

ObamaCare Repeal Attempts

Researched by Thomas DeMichele Published - August 8, 2014
Last Updated - May 15, 2020

ObamaCare Repeal Attempts and the Potential Impact of Repeal There have been a number of attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare). There have also been some notable changes to the law. you can see a full list of repeal attempts here and a list of constitutional challenges here. In short though major repeal… Read More

ObamaCare Rate Review & the 80/20 Rule

Researched by Thomas DeMichele Published - August 8, 2014
Last Updated - October 2, 2018

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

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