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It might be just my situation. I had private plan before ACA. When exchanges opened I spent half a day filling out forms to see if I can get anything better tha
by skolos 13y ago
It might be just my situation. I had private plan before ACA. When exchanges opened I spent half a day filling out forms to see if I can get anything better than my private plan. Because of no income, they did not allow me to even check what price from exchange would be, they just said that we'd get Medicaid. Since we never got any information on how to get it (I am in Texas), I assumed I need to go through whole form filling again. That's where I resigned and decided to stay away from exchanges.
So it looks like just my special circumstances.
- Xdes 13y agoTry out HealthSherpa[0]. It shows plans available by location instead of income. [0] https://www.healthsherpa.com/ https://www.healthsherpa.com/
- hugs 13y ago"they did not allow me to even check what price from exchange would be" Go to http://healthcare.gov http://healthcare.gov and click the big link that says "See plans before I buy". Answer some questions, and it will guide you through. (This workflow is anonymous and does not require creating an account and logging in.) More importantly, though, when you see a question that asks "Is employer coverage available to anyone in this household?", look right above for a link that says: "No thanks, just show me plans in my area. I can find out later about help paying for coverage." You'll then see all the plans. [side-note: I was a member of the "Tech Surge" team that helped fix the website in late 2013.]
- ScottBurson 13y agoYou were living off savings, right? Couldn't you just lie and claim you had some small amount of income? It wouldn't even really have to be a lie -- just a projection of future business income.