Under the provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), some Americans will be eligible for a subsidy to purchase health insurance through their state’s exchange (or the federal exchange for states like Virginia who have chosen not to run their own exchange). Eligibility for the subsidy is determined in part by household income, relative to the Federal Poverty Level. Click here for details. Some are wondering, however, how to calculate
Buying Health Insurance on the Maryland Exchange
The state of Maryland is running its own health insurance exchange — officially called Maryland Health Connection. Maryland residents who are eligible for a subsidy MUST buy their insurance on the MD exchange in order to get the subsidy. Other Maryland residents may wish to shop on the exchange as well. Jonathan Katz is an authorized broker with Maryland Health Connection, and therefore, is available to assist all of our
Enrolling in Health Insurance Under Obamacare
October 1 is here, and the exchanges have officially opened. As we expected, the opening of the exchanges came with technical glitches and system delays. Both the Virginia and Maryland exchanges, like many across the country, had crashed by 9:00 am. But, things will settle down, and you will be able to purchase health insurance for next year. Remember, you have until December 15, 2013 to enroll in a plan
