Update on July 3, 2020: New California state budget for 2021 preserved funding for the state premium assistance. The program design for 2021 carried over the same design from 2020. Ever since the ...
2020 2021 Medicare Part B Part D IRMAA Premium Brackets
[Update on August 12, 2020: projections for 2021] Seniors age 65 or older can sign up for Medicare. Medicare calls people who receive it beneficiaries. Medicare beneficiaries must pay a ...
2019 2020 2021 Federal Poverty Levels (FPL) For ACA Health Insurance
People who don't have health insurance from work can buy health coverage under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. The premiums are made affordable by a premium subsidy in the ...
ACA Health Insurance: Price To Cover Two People Versus Just One
Reader Charlie brought up an interesting scenario. Both Charlie and his wife are getting health insurance from the ACA exchange right now. After Charlie becomes eligible for Medicare next year, his ...
When ACA Tax Credit Makes Your Premium Nearly Double Or Go To Zero
A double-digit increase in the annual health insurance premium is no longer news. It will be my third year on ACA health insurance in 2020. I just received the renewal documents from my HMO. The full ...
See A Doctor Out of Network And Pay Less Than The In-Network Rate
It's open enrollment season again. I'm sharing my experience with choosing an insurance plan that doesn't cover my doctors and ending up saving money on both insurance and out-of-pocket ...