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 Delays and ObamaCare Changes


Changes to ObamaCare and Delays to ObamaCare Below is a list of ObamaCare delays and ObamaCare changes that have occurred over the years. ObamaCare has been subject to a few major changes and delays that everyone should be aware of. Important ObamaCare changes include pushing back the opening of the small business marketplace, extending deadlines to obtain… Read More

ObamaCare 2013


What 2013 Means for ObamaCare and Health Care Reform What’s new for ObamaCare in 2013? ObamaCare 2013 means many new provisions, changes to Medicaid and the opening of the ObamaCare insurance exchanges on Oct 1st 2013. As well as the new benefits there are also so some things to watch out for as ObamaCare continues… Read More

ObamaCare Fact Check, Checking The ObamaCare Facts


It’s time for an ObamaCare Fact Check. A fact is a fact, and we’re checking the ObamaCare facts to separate the media myths from the truth on healthcare reform. The best way to get the Facts on ObamaCare and Obama’s health care reform is to use the law itself, CBO reports and other official .gov… 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

The Koch Brothers and ObamaCare: and Other Koch Brothers Facts


Everything You Need to Know About the Koch Brothers Get the Facts on the Koch Brothers and public programs like ObamaCare. The Koch Brothers lead the anti-ObamaCare message and champion free-market and a Conservative Libertarian ideology. The Kochs own the second largest privately owned company in the United States, Koch Industries. Koch Brother Politics Facts… Read More

How Does ObamaCare Work?


How ObamaCare Works For You, Your Family, and Your Business We cover everything you need to know about how ObamaCare works for you, your family, and your business. Below you’ll find overviews of what ObamaCare does, how to use the Health Insurance Marketplace for low-cost coverage, deadlines for getting coverage, and a breakdown of some key… 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

Impact of ObamaCare on Jobs: Does ObamaCare Kill Jobs?


How Does ObamaCare Impact Job Growth, Unemployment, Wages, Operation Costs, or Hiring Practices? What is the impact of ObamaCare on jobs? is ObamaCare really a Job Killer? ObamaCare does affect job growth, hiring, wages, and consumer costs. However, the impact of ObamaCare on jobs isn’t as drastic as you might have heard. The Affordable Care Act includes… Read More

Health Care Facts: Why We Need Health Care Reform


The Health Care System Cost Americans around 3 Trillion Dollars in 2014 and is Growing Every Year. Is ObamaCare Enough? Health Care Facts: health care reform is a good first step towards fixing our health care system. The health care facts show ObamaCare, while an effective program in many respects, isn’t enough to reform the 3 trillion… Read More

ObamaCare: Health Insurance Cancellation


Why Was My Health Insurance Canceled? Let’s clear the air about ObamaCare and health insurance cancellation. Many thought they could keep their plan, but found their health insurance policy canceled as of 2014. Others were able to keep their plan past 2014, but needed to or will need transition to another plan by 2017. Let’s… Read More

Health Care Reform Timeline


A Timeline of Health Care Reforms 2010 – 2022 Here is an easy to understand Health Care Reform Timeline 2010 – 2022. The healthcare reform timeline lays out health insurance reforms and health care milestones contained within the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare). Find out how the new health care law affects healthcare in the United… 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

Fiscal Cliff: ObamaCare and the ‘Fiscal Cliff’


How Does ObamaCare Impact the ‘Fiscal Cliff’ and What is a ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Anyway? ‘Fiscal Cliff’ ObamaCare: Does ObamaCare impact the ‘fiscal cliff’? What’s the ObamaCare ‘fiscal cliff’ discussion really about? The ‘fiscal cliff’, is the point at which the deficit gets reduced too much due to tax hikes and spending cuts set to kick… Read More

Federal Poverty Level Guidelines


What are Federal Poverty Levels Used for? Federal Poverty Levels, also known as Federal Poverty Guidelines, Federal Poverty Line, or simply FPL, are used to determine eligibility for cost assistance when purchasing insurance through the State or Federal Health Insurance Marketplace. Federal Poverty Levels are also used to determine eligibility for Medicaid, CHIP, and various other non-healthcare-related assistance… Read More

ObamaCare Essential Health Benefits


What Are Essential Health Benefits? Ten Essential Health Benefits must be offered at no dollar limits on every health plan under the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare). Essential Health Benefits consist of ten categories of items and services required for all individual and small group plans after 2014. Essential Health Benefits are the types of care… Read More

The Cost of ObamaCare For Individuals, Families, Taxpayers, and the Government


What Does ObamaCare Cost? Below we look at what ObamaCare costs individuals and families, what ObamaCare costs taxpayers, and what ObamaCare costs in terms of government spending. FACT: The Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) lowers costs based on income. Plans costs less than $100 a month for the majority of Americans who qualify for assistance each… 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

Can I Keep My Health Care Plan Under Obamacare?


If You Like Your Plan, You Can Keep it… If you like your plan you can keep it. Under ObamaCare you can keep your health insurance until 2015, even if it doesn’t comply with the ACA. Come 2015, if your plan doesn’t have a grandfathered status and doesn’t meet the requirements of the ACA, then… Read More

Benefits Of ObamaCare: Advantage of ObamaCare


New Benefits, Rights, and Protections in the Affordable Care Act ObamaCare offers many new benefits, rights, and protections. Most of the benefits of ObamaCare are already here, more benefits are coming. A Summary of ObamaCare’s Benefits, Rights, and Protections Benefits, rights, and protections of the Affordable Care Act (also called the ACA or Obamacare), include:… 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 Healthcare


Affordable Health Care and the Affordable Care Act The Affordable Care Act (not the Affordable Healthcare Act) is the US healthcare reform law. The law makes healthcare and health insurance more affordable and more available to more Americans. The Affordable Care Act, like the name suggests, seeks to make health insurance more affordable. It does… 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


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 offer fact-based information on the Affordable Care Act to help people learn about health insurance… Read More

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