Affordable Care Act for Consumers
Resources to Help You and Your Family Get Covered
Health Insurance Marketplace Basics
With a single Marketplace application, individuals can see if anyone in their family qualifies for Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) or savings to lower their health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs.
- Review the Step-by-Step Coverage Enrollment Guide.
- Explore Tips About the Health Insurance Marketplace.
- Use the Marketplace calculator to find out if you qualify for lower costs on coverage.
- After you calculate your savings, use the tool to preview Marketplace plans and prices. Prices shown on this tool don't reflect the lower costs people may qualify for based on household size and income. Households with yearly incomes up to about $46,000 for individuals or $94,000 for a family of four may qualify.
- Final price quotes based on your individual circumstances are available only after you complete a Marketplace application.
Protect Yourself From Fraud
The Obama administration announced a coordinated effort to protect consumers by preventing and detecting potential fraud in the Health Insurance Marketplace.
Young Adults and Back to School
The Health Insurance Marketplace provides the materials below for parents, teachers and students.
- In School? Student Health Plans and Other Options
- How to Get or Stay on a Parent’s Plan
- Getting Covered if You’re Under 30
- Heading Back to School? See Student Health Insurance Options
- Start the School Year Strong With Health Insurance
- Graduating From College? Here Are Four Ways to Get Health Coverage
- Turning 26? What You Need to Know About the Marketplace
- What Do College Students Need to Know About the Marketplace?
Contact Information
The Healthcare.gov call center is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and supports 150 languages. Contact the call center at 1-800-318-2596 (TTY: 1-855-889-4325) to ask questions, prepare for open enrollment and sign up for private health insurance.