Published onFebruary 23, 2023
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Tax season is just around the corner. Here’s what you need to know if you had Marketplace health coverage at any point in 2022.
Published onDecember 22, 2022
Pay your premium to start your coverage
Pay your first premium to start using your coverage. Here’s how.
Published onSeptember 22, 2022
Get your flu shot this fall
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends everyone 6 months and older get a flu shot every year by the end of October. Getting a flu shot is the best way to protect yourself and your loved ones from the flu and its potentially serious complications. With Marketplace insurance, immunizations are a covered preventive care benefit. This means your flu shot is free from a provider in your plan's network.
Published onJuly 28, 2022
Marketplace coverage & essential health benefits
There are 10 categories of services — called — that all private health insurance plans offered in the Health Insurance Marketplace® must cover.
Published onJune 16, 2022
Learn the importance of preventive health
may help prevent illnesses, disease, and other health problems, or detect illness at an early stage when treatment is likely to work best. They’re free when you get care from an in-network provider. Here are some common benefits for all adults and children. Always ask your doctor what’s right for you.
Published onMay 5, 2022
Remember to update us when your income & household changes
If you have Marketplace coverage and your income or household size recently changed, update your application to let the Marketplace know. These changes may impact the coverage or savings you’re eligible for, like you may qualify for more savings than you’re getting now. Act quickly so you don’t miss out.
Published onApril 21, 2022
5 preventive services covered by Marketplace plans
All Marketplace plans cover a set of to prevent illness, disease, and other health problems at no cost to you, even if you haven’t met your yearly deductible. These services are free only when you get them from a doctor or other provider in your plan’s network. Contact your health plan to see which providers are "in-network."
Published onApril 7, 2022
2021 Marketplace coverage? Beat the filing deadline & get tax tips
The last day to file your 2021 federal income taxes is April 18, 2022 – that’s less than 2 weeks away! If anyone in your household had Marketplace health coverage in 2021, you should have received Form 1095-A, Health Insurance Marketplace® Statement. (If you didn’t get the form online or by mail, contact the Marketplace Call Center.)
Published onMarch 10, 2022
How to file taxes using Form 1095-A, Health Insurance Marketplace® Statement
Attention: There’s less than one month until the April 18, 2022 tax filing deadline. If anyone in your household had a Marketplace plan in 2021, you’ll use Form 1095-A, Health Insurance Marketplace® Statement to file your federal taxes. This form came from the Marketplace, not the IRS. Make sure this form is correct, then store it with your other important tax information.
Published onFebruary 24, 2022
Health care & 2021 taxes: What you need to know
The 2021 tax filing season ends April 18, 2022. Here’s how you can get ready if you had Marketplace coverage at any point in 2021.