Our site also checks whether you're eligible for a health
insurance subsidy from the government.
Not exact matches
Those exchanges, a pillar of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law, are being set up to enroll uninsured people, many of whom will receive
government subsidies to purchase
insurance from companies that choose to sell plans through the marketplaces.
A recent study
from the Center for American Progress, for example, found that, in 30 states, mid-career teachers who head families of four or more are eligible for
government subsidies, such as subsidized children's health
insurance or free or reduced - price school meals.
They get by because the whole family finds jobs off the farm and / or massive
subsidies from the
government setting prices and subsidizing crop
insurance.
If your individual income is less than $ 48,000, you may qualify for
subsidies from the
government when purchasing individual
insurance.
Flood
insurance is also handled separately
from other homeowners
insurance because of a complicated web of
government requirements and
subsidies.
There are a lot of moving parts to the new health
insurance law, but for you, there are only a few matters you need to be aware of now: the start of the individual mandate in 2014 (that's the mandate that you have coverage), the exceptions the
government recognizes for people who are exempt
from the mandate, the open - enrollment period for the state exchanges starting in October to shop for coverage, the premium
subsidies you can qualify for based on your income if you buy coverage in the state exchange, and any changes to your coverage that your insurer must let you know about if you already have coverage and it changes to comply with the law.