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Nine Things You Need To Know About ObamaCare

Kristy Plaza |
September 27, 2013 | 5:55 p.m. PDT

Executive Producer

All over the news, the only thing you hear is ObamaCare this and ObamaCare that. This have been going on since 2010 when President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and the Affordable Care Act. ObamaCare, a health care reform, is designed to give Americans access to quality, affordable health insurance and decrease health care spending in the U.S. However this is vague and doesn't tell the people what they really need to know. This affects the people, so there should to be a cheatsheet on ObamaCare. 

People Supporting ObamaCare (Creative Commons)
People Supporting ObamaCare (Creative Commons)
1. ObamaCare does NOT replace private insurance, Medicare, or Medicaid. If you have/like the insurance you have, this will not affect you. 

2. It offers new rights and protections that includes: requires that all insurance plans cover preventive services and provides new essential health benefits. There is much more, so not limited to this. 

3. ObamaCare prevents against gender discrimination and requires insurers to cover people with pre-existing conditions.

4. There will be 53 plans to choose from- this works like online shopping.

SEE ALSO: Obama: Health Care Is Here To Stay

5. Young adults can stay on their parents health insurance plans until they are 26.

6. About 82% of the uninsured young adults in the U.S. will qualify for cost assistance or Medicaid through ObamaCare.

7. There are State specific health insurance marketplaces to make it easier for people to buy affordable health insurance.

SEE ALSO: Senate Approves Budget Bill, Saves Obamacare

8. To get the new rights and protections under ObamaCare, people must get health coverage by 2014, get an exemption, or pay a fee. This is part of the Obamacare Individual Mandate.

9. Open Enrollment in State's marketplace starts on October 1st, 2013 and ends March 31st, 2014. To find your state's marketplace, go here

 

To learn the facts about ObamaCare, go here

To read more Neon Tommy's Coverage of Obamacare, go here

 

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