Obamacare's annual open enrollment runs until January 15 in most states. Here's why you might want to enroll by December 15 anyway.| healthinsurance.org
For women in the US, health insurance has come a very long way in the last decade, thanks in large part to the dramatic improvements and consumer protections brought about by Obamacare. This is particularly true in the individual market, where previous reforms and mandates had rarely applied.| healthinsurance.org
The federal poverty level (FPL) - also referred to as the federal poverty guidelines – is used to determine eligibility for Medicaid and CHIP, and for premium subsidies and cost-sharing reductions in the health insurance marketplace.| healthinsurance.org
If your employer-sponsored insurance becomes unaffordable or stops providing minimum value, the change may make you eligible for a special enrollment period.| healthinsurance.org
There are two different meanings for the term benchmark plan – and both have to do with the Affordable Care Act: Benchmark plan is the term used to describe the second-lowest-cost Silver plan (SLCSP) available in the exchange/Marketplace, and it’s also the term for the plan that each state designates as the standard for essential health benefits (EHBs).| healthinsurance.org
ACA-compliant coverage is only available for purchase during the annual open enrollment period, but a special enrollment period allows people to sign up for coverage outside of that annual window. In most cases, this requires a qualifying life event.| healthinsurance.org
The Affordable Care Act’s open enrollment period is the annual window during which individuals and families can compare the various health plans that are available and select the one that will best fit their needs for the coming year.| healthinsurance.org