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On Private Health Insurance Coverage & The Health Insurance Marketplace
FAQs tagged with “Outside Marketplace Coverage”
- An agent offered me a policy that pays $100 per day when I’m in the hospital. It’s called a “fixed indemnity plan.” What are the risks and benefits of buying one?
- Can I buy or change private health plan coverage outside of open enrollment?
- Can I buy or change private health plan coverage outside of open enrollment?
- Can I get premium tax credits for health plans sold outside of the Marketplace?
- Even with subsidies, I cannot afford plans that are available on HealthCare.gov, but I have heard there are other options available. What are they?
- I just got a promotion and no longer qualify for premium tax credits. Can I drop my current plan and buy a new one even though it’s outside the open enrollment period? Can I buy a plan outside the health insurance marketplace?
- I received a call/mailer selling me new coverage that is much cheaper than what is available on HealthCare.gov. How do I assess my options?
- If I buy an individual health plan outside the health insurance Marketplace, is my coverage going to be the same as it would be inside the Marketplace?
- Is an insurer allowed to ask me about my health history?
- What are health care sharing ministries? What are the risks and benefits of signing up for one?
- What is a discount medical plan? What are the risks and benefits of buying one?
- What’s the most I would have to repay the IRS?
- When can I buy coverage outside the health insurance Marketplace?
- Why should I buy a plan on the health insurance Marketplace?