The ABCs of the ACA 'Affordable Care Act'
ABCs of the ACA - What You Need to Know
The Alliance for Health Reform answers key questions about the insurance marketplaces that opened for enrollment October 1 in this new FAQ, available here. The document also provides links to websites that go into detailed explanations of how the law and the exchanges work. Some links point directly to state marketplaces and other government resources.
- Who can use, or has to use, the marketplaces?
- Who can I call with questions?
- How much will insurance cost? What is the penalty if I don't enroll?
- How do I contact the marketplace in my state?
- Who can help guide me through the process?
- Will I have a choice of plans?
Click here to access the Alliance FAQ.
Contact: Marilyn Werber Serafini 202/789-2300
The Alliance for Health Reform is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit health policy education group. We are committed to helping journalists, elected officials and other shapers of public opinion understand the roots of the nation's health care problems and the trade-offs posed by various proposals for change. Our aim is quality, affordable health coverage for all in the U.S., although we do not lobby or take positions on legislation. Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) is our founder and honorary chairman; Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) is honorary co-chairman; and Robert Graham, MD, of George Washington University, is our board chairman