Numerous state and federal regulations have been implemented over the past few weeks that aim to improve Americans' access to testing and treatment for COVID-19. The post State and federal efforts to improve access to COVID-19 testing, treatment appeared …

It's important for the self-employed to know all the ways they can save a few dollars here and there. One obvious place to look is on their tax forms, but one look isn't enough: federal deductions for health insurance change regularly, so keep up with cod…

The combination of COBRA and the ACA present a solid array of options for people who are losing their employer-sponsored health insurance. COBRA exists just as it has for more than 30 years, but the ACA has made the individual insurance market an excellen…

As of 2020, only four of the original 23 CO-OPs are still operational. The other CO-OPs failed for a variety of reasons, including premiums that were too low and the unexpected loss of federal funding that was retroactively eliminated. The post CO-OP hea…

Let’s take a look at the health insurance options for immigrants, and how they’ve changed – or haven’t changed – under the Affordable Care Act. The post How immigrants can obtain health coverage appeared first on healthinsura…

The ACA's premium subsidies are still available, and are much larger than they were in the first few years of ACA implementation. But many Americans may still be wondering, "Am I eligible to receive a premium subsidy – and if so, what should I expec…

Even if you missed the general open enrollment, you could still have an opportunity to enroll in an ACA-compliant plan this year if you experience a qualifying event. In that case, you have a special open enrollment period – generally 60 days &ndash…

Open enrollment for 2020 has ended in most states, although some state-run exchanges have enrollment deadlines that extend to late December or even January 2020. But outside of open enrollment, you can only sign up for ACA-compliant health coverage (in th…

Somewhere between two million and six million people are impacted by the family glitch. They are disproportionately lower-income, because lower-wage workers have to spend a larger percentage of their income to pay for health insurance if subsidies aren't …

A growing number of marketers are pretending to sell 'Obamacare.' Ask these five questions to make sure you're paying for the real deal. The post How to verify that your health plan is ACA-compliant appeared first on healthinsurance.org.