Understanding Health Insurance
These resources are for anyone shopping (or helping someone shop) for health coverage within the health insurance marketplaces created through the Affordable Care Act (also known as the ACA or Obamacare).
For 2023 coverage, the open enrollment period starts on November 1, 2022 and ends on January 15, 2023, for healthcare.gov and in most state-run marketplaces, and later in a few states. Eligible people may also enroll in Medicaid at any point during the year and in marketplace coverage if they qualify for one of several special enrollment opportunities.
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FAQs: Health Insurance Marketplace and the ACA
This list of more than 300 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) covers the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance Marketplace (aka exchange), individual mandate, open enrollment, premiums and more. It provides answers to questions about specific groups, such as young adults, smokers, the uninsured, and non-traditional households. Updates include questions about enhanced tax credits authorized by ARPA and about new consumer protections against surprise medical bills.
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Health Insurance Marketplace Calculator
The Health Insurance Marketplace Calculator uses 2023 premium data and the subsidy increases for 2023 in the Inflation Reduction Act to provide estimates of health insurance premiums and subsidies for people purchasing insurance on their own in health insurance exchanges (or “Marketplaces”). With this calculator, you can enter your income, age, and family size to estimate your eligibility for subsidies and how much you could spend on health insurance.
9 Changes to Watch in Open Enrollment
As the 2023 Open Enrollment period gets underway, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces continue to evolve and important changes are expected. This issue brief discusses what changes to watch out for in the coming enrollment period.
