You are under the impression people are getting free help, you now know this isn’t true in many states, including PA. In fact getting help can be hard, and many times it’s only offered to those with high enough incomes.
There are a number of different qualifying events that allow a person to enroll in special enrollment in the health insurance Marketplace.
Most people without income are covered by Medicaid. Marketplace coverage doesn’t help non-dependents with no income.
Once you are accepted into a Medicaid program you have that coverage until you are asked to reapply and you are determined ineligible.
Being denied Medicaid or CHIP may grant you access to a special enrollment period, an exemption, and/or catastrophic coverage depending upon your situation
Come 2017 Arkansas plans to create a “private option” alternative to Medicaid that uses a single pool for nearly 190,000 under the 138% Poverty Level.
What is the Medicaid Gap? The “Medicaid gap” describes the gap between state Medicaid eligibility and Marketplace subsidy eligibility in states that didn’t expand Medicaid. How Does the Medicaid Gap Work? Below are some quick points to illustrate the “gap” between those who qualify for subsidies and those who qualify for affordable health insurance due… Read More
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam proposed plans for Medicaid expansion to cover up to 200,000. But given the history of TennCare and the opposition, expansion may never see the light of day. Are 200,000 low-income adults worth a state income tax? Until 2017 it’s not much of an issue either way. Find out why. How Would Expansion Work in Tennessee?… Read More
A friend told me that if I received any help at all with ACA and have bills they can put liens on my house and take everything I own. considering insurance is mandatory now. How can that be true?
An Overview of Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act (“ObamaCare”) ObamaCare’s Medicaid Expansion is one of the biggest milestones in health care reform. ObamaCare’s Medicaid expansion expands Medicaid to our nation’s poorest in order to cover nearly half of uninsured Americans. However, a change to the law has left millions of working families without… Read More
What You Need to Know About the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and ObamaCare ObamaCare makes some changes to CHIP, the Children’s Health Insurance Program. Let’s take a look at ObamaCare and CHIP and learn how the changes may affect your family. Health coverage is free or low cost for Kids and Teens through Medicaid… Read More