This page is intended to serve as a "Health Insurance Library". A resource that you can bookmark and return to whenever you have healthcare or health insurance related questions. The resources contained here include articles, statistics, infographics, educational resources and more. Utilize the resources here to learn more about the health insurance marketplace, and products. This health insurance library will be frequently updated with new resources, so stop back periodically to see whats new.
Misc. Health Insurance Resources & Tools
Health Insurance Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) entire PDF here
Obamacare Exemption Qualification Tool (Courtesy of Healthcare.gov)
Health Insurance Application Checklist Listing of documents and information you will need to have handy when applying for an individual health insurance plan.
Medicaid Provider Search (by state) Search tool for each state who identifies what physicians accept Medicaid patients
Obamacare Subsidy Calculator (courtesy of HealthNetwork)
Understanding Medicare Courtesy of TransAmerica Center for Health Studies
Healthcare Guide For Veterans Courtesy of TransAmerica Center For Health Studies
Free Prescription Drug Card Free card, pre-activated and ready to use. No cost. No obligation. save up to 75% off of retail Rx prices
2015 Federal Poverty level Guidelines Useful in determining eligibility for Medicaid or Income based subsidies
On Exchange plan or Off Exchange Plans what are your options?
Understanding Short Term Coverage eBook courtesy of eHealth
Health Effects of Smoking Information and resources
Marketplace Health Plan Comparison Worksheet
About Blue Cross Blue Shield Member Health Plans some facts about the BCBSA and their independent licensees
Blue Cross Blue Shield National Provider Search search tool to see if your hospital or professional provider participated in Blue cross network
Videos
Health Insurance Learning videos grouped by topic
Calculating household income when applying for health coverage (3:27) courtesy of CMS
Re-enrolling in your marketplace health plan (2:44) courtesy of CMS
How Does Obamacare Work? (4:49) Courtesy of Brainstuff -HowStuffWorks
PPACA or "Obamacare" (7:13) Courtesy of KahnAcademy
Latino Health Insurance Marketplace Enrollment and Community (3:12) Courtesy of Healthcare.gov
What is Medicare Advantage? (1:31) courtesy of HealthMarkets
ACA Delivery System Reform (2:49) Animated whiteboard video courtesy of HHS
Facts, Data, & Infographics
Analysis of 2017 Premiums & Insurer Marketplace Participation issue brief courtesy of Kaiser Family Foundation
Assessing Marketplace Enrollment results courtesy of Kaiser Family Foundation
2014 health insurance coverage census data current population reports as of 2014. courtesy of census.gov
Study On Obamacare Medical care utilization courtesy on Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Trends in employer sponsored health insurance premiums Journal of American Medical Association
2014 Individual market financial performance. Report released by McKinsey which measures the profitability of carriers offering individual health plans.
Analysis of Bernie Sanders Single Payer Health Care Plan. Research report by Urban Institute
Healthcare spending growth slowing Report by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Useful HealthCare Links
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
https://www.cuidadodesalud.gov/es/ (healthcare.gov translated to spanish)
healthfinder.gov a free resource. Access reliable, easy-to-understand prevention and wellness information
Useful Forms
8962 Premium Tax Credit
1095-A Health Insurance Marketplace Tax Statement (if health plan purchased through a marketplace such as healthcare.gov)
1095-B Health Insurance Marketplace Tax Statement (if purchased directly from insurance company, or Medicaid or COBRA)
1095-C Health Insurance Marketplace Tax Statement (if purchased from employer)
8965 Health Coverage Exemptions
Hardship Exemption Form Instructions
Medicare part B Enrollment form (Spanish)
As mentioned above, this library of resources will be regularly updated with new resources from across the internet as we come across items that we think would be useful to our site visitors seeking to educate themselves on the health insurance marketplace.