In Michigan, adults with lower incomes may qualify for the Healthy Michigan Plan, the state’s Medicaid expansion, while others shop for a private plan on HealthCare.gov. Here is who usually goes where, how to apply for each, what the new Healthy Michigan Plan work requirements mean, and how one household can end up using both.
New York’s Essential Plan is a low-cost health plan through NY State of Health, and you can enroll any time of year if you qualify. New federal rules changed who is eligible. Here is who qualifies now, what happened to people with incomes between 200% and 250% of the poverty level, and what to do if your Essential Plan ended.
If you freelance, drive, contract, farm, or run a one-person business in Tennessee, you shop for health insurance on HealthCare.gov like any individual. The hard part is the income question. Here is how to estimate net self-employment income, what to do when it swings, how a spouse’s job or a job offer changes things, and the dates to know.
En Texas hay dos puertas: Medicaid y CHIP se piden con la Comisión de Salud y Servicios Humanos (HHSC) en Your Texas Benefits, y los planes privados del Mercado se piden en CuidadoDeSalud.gov. Le explicamos en español quién suele ir a cada lado, qué pasa con los niños y el embarazo, cómo una misma familia puede usar las dos, y qué cambia para algunos inmigrantes.
The federal Marketplace cancelled more than 760,000 people’s plans in HealthCare.gov states, including Florida, and a second review is underway. Here is how to log in, find your letters, read what your account says, and what to do next, step by step, before Open Enrollment opens November 1.
Not sure whether your family should apply for TennCare or a Marketplace plan on HealthCare.gov? Here is how the two fit together in Tennessee, who TennCare is designed for, where CoverKids comes in, how to apply, what happens if TennCare ends, and why one household can end up with both.
If you live in McAllen, Edinburg, Mission, Pharr, Weslaco, Harlingen, Brownsville, or anywhere in Hidalgo, Cameron, Starr, or Willacy County and buy your own health insurance, you apply on HealthCare.gov. Here is how open enrollment works in the Valley, what mixed-status families should know, how seasonal and changing incomes fit in, and what to ask before you count on care across the border.
Florida regulators posted an average 10.4% approved rate change for next year’s individual plans, before tax credits. What you actually pay depends on your tax credit, and the biggest swing is for households just over 400% of the poverty level. Three Florida household examples, the subsidy cliff in plain English, and what to check when Open Enrollment opens November 1.
A step by step walkthrough of the Instant Health Help quote tool using a real example (35, male, non-smoker, $40k, ZIP 32837). We label every part of the results page and explain premium, deductible, copay, coinsurance, and out-of-pocket max in plain English.
If you live in Camden, Cherry Hill, Pennsauken, Collingswood, Haddonfield, Gloucester City, Voorhees, Lindenwold, or anywhere in Camden, Gloucester, or Burlington County, you shop for your own health insurance at Get Covered New Jersey. Here is how it works, where NJ FamilyCare fits, what New Jersey’s coverage requirement means, and why working in Philadelphia doesn’t change where you apply.
