If you are an early retiree, especially between the ages of 55 to 64, you have the opportunity to get large tax credits to help pay for your health insurance coverage if you buy it through the health care exchange.Carolyn McClanahan
Since 2014 I have purchased my health insurance throughObamacare. You have no idea how much harder and more expensive getting healthcare insurance was before Obamacare as a self-employed worker! I believe more people would be open to taking the leap into self-employment if they had a better ...
In 2010, President Barack Obama passed theAffordable Care Act (ACA)or Obamacare to help reduce healthcare costs for families and ensure more people were able to access health insurance. Originally, it required everyone to have qualifying insurance, or they would face a tax penalty. However, it...
Free or low-cost healthcare options include marketplace insurance with cost assistance, V.A., Medicaid/CHIP, and Medicare.
Places to Get Health Care Without Insurance The worst possible way to control your health care costs is to avoid going to the doctor. When you put off dealing with small medical problems, they can turn into much bigger, harder-to-deal-with problems. In the long run, you’ll end up payi...
The Affordable Care Act Premium Tax Credit is a new refundable tax credit that can lower your monthly health insurance premiums. If you qualify for the tax credit, you can claim the Premium Tax Credit throughout the year to lower your monthly health insu
Some say ObamaCare doesn't do enough to control health care cost. Let's look at how ObamaCare controls healthcare spending with cost controlling provisions.
You can buy aplan that isn’t Obamacareat any time. You don’t have to wait for open enrollment. A fewalternatives to Obamacareinclude short term health insurance, faith-based plans, and fixed-indemnity plans. While these plans are typically cheaper, they don’t offer the same comprehensive...
Nobody really believed that all 47 million uninsured people would suddenly get health insurance under Obamacare, despite the subsidies and penalties. But the fact that five years has gone by and 60% of those who were uninsured are still uninsured seems like another example of incredible government...
Obamacare will bring with it a boost to insurance company revenues. But it will almost certainly come at the expense of margins. Remember, some of the currently uninsured are people who are effectively uninsurable, or those with pre-existing conditions. These new customers are money losers for...