Before you get started: Get key resources

• Discover what Marketplace plans cover, including treatment for pre-existing medical conditions and other essential health benefits.
• Preview health plans and prices to get an estimate.

Create a Marketplace account

• Enter some basic information, like your name, address, and email address to start.
• If your state runs its own Marketplace, we’ll take you there.
• Get help creating your account.

Create an account

Get ready to apply

• Learn how to get ready.
• Use this checklist to gather everything you may need (PDF, 242 MB).
• Find out how to estimate your income for your application.
• Need help with your application? Learn ways to apply for health coverage.

Get “Eligibility Results” right away

Submit your application to find out if you qualify for:

• A Marketplace health insurance plan with savings, like tax credits to help pay monthly premiums, or lower copayments, coinsurance, and deductibles.
• Free or low-cost coverage through Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
• Check if you’ll save. Get an estimate before you apply.

Enroll in health coverage

• Compare health plans and prices available in your area, and enroll in the one that best meets your needs.
• Learn how to pick a plan. Or, watch the video.
• Need dental coverage too? Learn 2 ways to get it.
• Pay your premium to your insurance company for your coverage to start.
• Ready to apply & enroll? Log in.