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The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare): If You Do Not Have Health insurance (Uninsu

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On Your Own:

  • Starting September, 2010:
    • You will be able to purchase health insurance through high risk pools despite a pre-existing health condition if:
      • You have not had health insurance for 6 months prior to the date on which you apply for coverage through the high risk pool AND
      • You do not qualify for insurance because of a pre-existing medical condition AND
      • You are a U.S. citizen or a legal immigrant.
    • Maximum out-of-pocket cost is $5,950 for individuals and $11,900 for families.
    • The pools exist until 2014 when you can purchase insurance through an Exchange. People with income up to a maximum of 4 times the Federal Poverty Level will get subsidies on a sliding scale.
    • Children with pre-existing health conditions will be able to get health coverage..
  • Starting in 2014, most of us will be required to have health insurance. 
    • If you do not, you will have to pay a penalty.  The amount of the penalty increases until 2016. After that the penalty is indexed for inflation. 
    • Insurers cannot deny coverage based on pre-existing conditions, but they are not required to pay for treating a pre-existing condition for the first 90 days.
    • Patient costs relating to clinical trials must be covered.

Through Medicaid:

  • Starting in 2014, you will be eligible for a revised version of Medicaid without regard to your health condition if your income is below 133% of the federal poverty level (FPL). 
  • More doctors will be encouraged to accept Medicaid because Medicaid reimbursements for primary care services will increase to match Medicare payments for these services. 

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