Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Can I get health insurance now because of Obama's health care reform bill?

I'm an unemployed young adult. Just graduated from college. So can I get free health care now? Like Kaiser, Blue Shields, or PacifiCare? Or do only certain health insurers apply?
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Don't know where you got the idea you can get free health insurance. The has been and will continue to be Medicaid for very low income people for which you may qualify. If you don't qualify, the health care bill will provide subsidies in the form of tax credits to help you pay for health insurance if you make less than 400% of the federal poverty level. This will start in 2014. The way a tax credit works is you pay the entire premium during the year and will receive the subsidy when you file your 2014 taxes. To answer your question - No, you cannot get free health insurance from the companies that you listed, nor from any other company.
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