Obamacare articles by category
plan affordability
The ACA’s cost-sharing subsidies
While the Affordable Care Act's premium subsidies help pay the cost of the health insurance itself, cost-sharing subsidies help to reduce… Read more
Will you receive an Obamacare premium subsidy?
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… Read more
How millions were left behind by ACA’s ‘family glitch’
Somewhere between two million and six million people are impacted by the family glitch. They are disproportionately lower-income, because… Read more
2019 Obamacare subsidy calculator
An impressive 87 percent of Americans shopping in the exchanges receive subsidies. If you're worried about the cost of premiums, use our… Read more
Self-employed health insurance deduction
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… Read more
10 reasons cost-sharing reductions are YUGE news
If you're like the vast majority of consumers, you may be hearing about CSRs for the first time and wondering why these subsidies are so… Read more
Beware Obamacare’s ‘subsidy cliff’
If you're facing a subsidy cliff, you may want to talk with an accountant to see if there's anything you can do to lower your modified… Read more
Can you count on your Obamacare subsidy?
So let's revisit the question: Can you count on your Obamacare subsidies? In short, yes. Regardless of what you've heard about Obamcare —… Read more
Is it possible to escape the coverage gap?
For healthy individuals in the coverage gap, one of the most obvious options is short-term health insurance. If you’re eligible, a… Read more
Desperately seeking cost-sharing reductions
In this segment, Louise Norris and fellow healthinsurance.org contributor Andrew Sprung explain the value of cost-sharing reduction (CSR)… Read more
For whom the (Bronze) bell tolls
Does it in fact make sense for anyone to buy a Bronze plan? A plan with a $5,000 or $6,000 deductible may save a person with at least… Read more
What you don’t know can’t help you (save money)
Open enrollment starts on November 15, but 89 percent of uninsured Americans don’t know that. Two-thirds of the uninsured population… Read more