Preventive care benefits for adults

Learn what preventive services for adults — like shots and screenings — are covered by Marketplace insurance

Find out if your Medicaid program counts as minimum essential coverage

Quickly and easily check if you have minimum essential coverage to avoid fees. See if you're eligible for premium tax credits and other savings. Get next steps.

What to Do After Applying For Health Care on Paper or By Phone

If you applied for coverage with a paper application or over the phone, your next step is to compare health plans side-by-side, choose a plan, and enroll in health coverage.

What's a "premium tax credit?"

When you enroll in Marketplace coverage, you’ll learn if you qualify for a “premium tax credit” that lowers your premium – the amount you pay each month to your insurance plan. The amount of your premium tax credit depends on information including your estimated household income that you put on your Marketplace application for the year.

Adding income

Generally, if you include an income source on your federal tax return, include it on your Marketplace application. Refer to IRS instructions on income. Exceptions and details for the Marketplace appear below.

What if I currently have health coverage?

Do I have coverage now?

When you apply for Marketplace coverage, you'll be asked if you (or anyone else on your application) currently have health coverage. If you plan to keep another type of coverage, you generally won’t be able to also get savings on a Marketplace plan. 

The "main person" taking care of a child under 19

How you answer the question “Do you live with one or more children under age 19, and are you the main person taking care of that child or children?” depends on marriage status and other factors. Use the following tables to help guide you in answering this question.

Note: If you have no children, or no children living at home, answer “No.”

Submit documents to confirm your move

If you get a notice from the Marketplace saying you need to submit documents to confirm your move, you can upload or mail documents. Uploading is the fastest and most efficient way to get us the documents.

IMPORTANT: Upload or mail documents as soon as possible. If you don’t submit documents by the deadline, you won’t have Marketplace coverage.

Student health plans & other options

Learn about the health insurance choices for college students in the Health Insurance Marketplace®

Health coverage if you're pregnant, plan to get pregnant, or recently gave birth

You have pregnancy health insurance options. Visit Healthcare.gov to learn about Medicaid and the CHIP program.

Protect yourself from tax scams

Learn what to look for, how to avoid phishing attempts, how to identify threatening phone calls, when to report suspected fraud, more ways to be safe

Getting your own health coverage when you turn 26

Learn more about your health coverage options at Healthcare.gov if you turn 26 and are no longer eligible to stay on your parent's health plan.


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