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When Is Open Enrollment for 2020?
Editor’s Note: Find updates about Special Enrollment Periods (SEPs) related to the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) at the bottom of the page. The 2020 Open Enrollment Period began November 1,…Read More
How to Use 1095-A and 8962 Marketplace IRS Forms
Want to file your taxes but not sure what to do with your 1095-A and 8962 tax forms or why you even need them? Or maybe you’re asking, “How do…Read More
The 10 Essential Health Benefits: All You Need to Know
Since 2014, the ACA has mandated that insurance plans cover 10 specific services. This mandatory list of services applies to individual plans or plans offered through the small-group marketplace (employers…Read More
Free Health Insurance? Yes, This Year It’s Possible
Some Americans could receive free health insurance by qualifying for zero-premium bronze plans. Why? Because silver insurance plan premiums remain high this year. Silver plans are the marketplace benchmark, so…Read More
How Obamacare Subsidies Work
In order to make health insurance more affordable for those with lower to moderate incomes, the government provides subsidies to qualified individuals to reduce its cost. Those subsidies come in…Read More
The Pros and Cons of the Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, has garnered a lot of debate since its implementation in 2010. Although it has created a minimum level of coverage for…Read More
Are You Eligible for an Obamacare Premium Subsidy?
You may have heard that many people who buy health insurance on the federal exchange receive premium subsidies that reduce the cost of their policies. But who benefits? And how…Read More
Bronze Plans: the Old, the New, and the Numbers
Bronze plans are a category of coverage in the individual health insurance marketplace. They have to cover certain services and can be used with certain subsidies. And, as you may…Read More
What the ACA Individual Mandate Repeal Means for You
The Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate was repealed as part of Congress’ tax overhaul package, which was approved in December 2017. Now that President Donald Trump has signed it into…Read More
Affordable Care Act’s Individual Mandate Is Repealed
The Republican tax overhaul bill that included the repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate was approved by Congress today after a House vote of 224-201. No Democrats backed…Read More
