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Answer a few quick questions and we’ll provide the most relevant information for you before you apply for coverage in the Marketplace. We’ll also tell you your next steps.
This is not the application for Marketplace coverage. This tool helps you get ready to apply. No information you enter here will carry over to your application.
If you’d like to start your application for Marketplace coverage now instead of using this tool, visit the main Marketplace page.
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When you apply, you'll see your options
When you fill out your Marketplace application, you’ll learn if you qualify for lower costs on private insurance based on your income. You’ll also learn if you can get coverage through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Before you apply, use this calculator to find out if you qualify for lower costs on private insurance and preview Marketplace plans and prices.
Learn more by checking out the pages below. Questions? Contact us 24/7 at 1-800-318-2596 (TTY: 1-855-889-4325).
Health insurance through an employer
Because you said you have health insurance through an employer and plan to keep your coverage, the Health Insurance Marketplace isn’t for you. Any job-based insurance you have counts as minimum essential coverage. This means you don’t have to pay the fee that uninsured people must pay starting in 2014. Click on the links below to learn about your rights and protections under the health care law.
Medicare and the health care law
Medicare isn’t part of the Health Insurance Marketplace, so if you have Medicare you don’t need to do anything. You’re considered covered under the health care law. You shouldn’t enroll in a Marketplace insurance plan.
Learn more about Medicare and the health care law
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