Confused by the ACA Marketplace? Get Help Enrolling for a Health Insurance Plan.

Deadline is Dec. 15 for continuous coverage

"...Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act marketplace began Nov. 1, 2023 and runs through Jan. 15,..."

Nov. 9, 2023 News Post by Oscar Rodriguez

For Those Who Lost Jobs Due to COVID-19, Time Is Running Out for ACA Enrollment

Lloyd Doggett Touts Benefits of the Affordable Care Act

"...affordable health care through the nonprofit to consider getting ACA insurance during the annual open enrollment period in Novem­ber..."

May 15, 2020 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

ACA Open Enrollment Begins in a Hurry

Adler, Doggett urge fast action in short intake period

"...Under the ACA, those with refugee status may apply, and preexisting conditions..."

Nov. 13, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Enrollment for ACA Coverage Opens Tomorrow for Texans

Local orgs can help you get and pay for health insurance

"...Coverage options available through Texas’ ACA Marketplace vary depending on income and family status, but..."

Oct. 31, 2023 News Post by Maya Wright

ACA Open Enrollment: More Options as Dec. 15 Deadline Nears

Prosper Centers have already helped more than 1,000 get insurance

"...period for health insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplace, Foun­da­tion Communities' Prosper Centers have already helped more than..."

Nov. 18, 2022 News Feature by Abe Asher

ACA Deadline Monday: Getting 'Out of the Box'

Advocacy organizations address lack of education

"...The Affordable Care Act's Marketplace enrollment deadline of March 31 is only days away,..."

March 28, 2014 News Feature by Lizzie Jespersen

Obamacare Lives!

Navigating ACA open enrollment after the Trump-ocalypse

"...about is the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Last month at a public Cabinet meeting, Trump told..."

Nov. 17, 2017 News Feature by Michael Agresta

Obamacare After the Mandate

Making the most of ACA enrollment for 2019

"...political conversation. The Affordable Care Act – aka the ACA, aka Obamacare – had barely survived a repeal attempt..."

Nov. 2, 2018 News Feature by Michael Agresta

Texas' Rickety Health Care System Heads for a Fiscal Cliff

As D.C. dollars dry up, millions of uninsured Texans see no signs of improvement

"...to be eligible for the subsidies available through the ACA's Health Insurance Marketplace, which is having its open enrollment..."

Nov. 19, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Nancy Pelosi Visits the New Seton

Dem leader and Lloyd Doggett lead roundtable on Obamacare

"...hourlong discussion was a fairly high-speed overview of the ACA. But the panelists did manage to review what the..."

April 20, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Obamacare, Take Two

Get ready to get health care

"...On Saturday, Nov. 15, Obamacare enrollment begins again. While the first enrollment period got..."

Nov. 14, 2014 News Feature by Amy Kamp

In Austin, Nancy Pelosi Says She Sees No Chance of Pro-Choice Legislation Passing Current U.S. Senate

Pelosi: “I wish I could be more optimistic”

"...to pass legislation that would increase access to the ACA marketplace for the two million low-income, uninsured Texans who..."

March 24, 2022 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Little Hope for Expanding Texas Medicaid in the Coming Year

Open enrollment begins

"...enrollment for health insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplace began Nov. 1, and a trio of local political..."

Nov. 4, 2022 News Feature by Abe Asher

Will Texas Expand Medicaid?

Long-running health care debate looks different through a pandemic prism

"...Medicaid but too low for subsidized insurance through the ACA marketplace. In Travis County, Central Health's locally funded Medical..."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Hear Clinic + Your Ear Holes

HAAM looks out for your hearing

"...HAAM’s 2,000 members earn enough annually to qualify for ACA marketplace insurance. Last November, HAAM encouraged members to apply..."

Feb. 23, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Point Austin: Premature Deaths

It's not Ebola that's killing Texans – it's ruthless politics

"...734,000 Texans have enrolled in insurance plans through the ACA Marketplace (i.e., "Obamacare"), including those eligible for subsidies, but..."

Oct. 24, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Virtual Enrollment and New Funding Boost HAAM Sign-up Period, Which is Now

Roughly 500 member spots remain, so make an appointment today

"...In a typical year – one without an airborne..."

Dec. 2, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Longtimer Doggett and Three Political Outsiders Vie to Represent the Newly Formed 37th Congressional District

This compact new district encompasses almost all of Austin west of I-35

"...in the Build Back Better Act, including a special ACA Marketplace plan allowing the Medicaid expansion population to qualify..."

Feb. 4, 2022 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Health Care Equality

Obamacare and the LGBTQ community

"...enroll in a health insurance plan using the HealthCare.gov Marketplace once again looms over uninsured Americans. For many, navigating..."

Jan. 30, 2015 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Obamacare 101

The Affordable Care Act rolls out October 1 – here's your first day's syllabus

"...– the enrollment process begins for the "Health Insurance Marketplace" (aka "health exchanges"), and those who qualify will begin..."

Sept. 27, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Still Room in Obamacare

More time to get covered for those who didn't realize they'd have to pay a fee

"...the Obama administration announced a total of 11.4 million ACA enrollments. This includes insurance policies that have not yet..."

March 13, 2015 News Feature by Tashanna Turner

Playback: Blue Friday, Blue Sunday

Grim Reaper has its way with Austin: Larry Monroe, Charlie Hatchett, Steven Fromholz, and more

"...HAAM doesn't qualify as mandatory minimum insurance under the ACA because it's not technically insurance. It provides access to..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

HAAM Enrollment Rolls On

It’s not too late to sign up and get premium assistance

"...while premium pricing has remained stable in the insurance marketplace. Last year, the organization’s premium assistance coffers ran out..."

Nov. 3, 2019 News Post by Kevin Curtin

Making Patients – and Sendero – Whole

Central Health aims for quality care and better finances for nonprofit health plan

"...organization that offers plans in the Affordable Care Act marketplace in Travis County.) According to Central Health, as of..."

Dec. 28, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Obamacare: Deadline Looms for Immigration Status

Health insurance consumers must send in paperwork or risk losing their coverage

"...An Obamacare deadline is on the horizon, but many are unaware..."

Aug. 22, 2014 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Dem Candidates Wendy Davis & Jennie Lou Leeder Take the Stage

South Austin “Indivisible” forum considers TX-21 race

"...expanding Medicaid and adding a public option to the ACA “as a competitive driver in the insurance marketplace,” Medicare..."

Jan. 20, 2020 News Post by Michael King

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...ACA Open Enrollment: The deadline for enrolling in health insurance..."

Dec. 11, 2020 News Feature

Austin at Large: Be Thankful for What We’ve Got

Sometimes, the grinding slog of government bears tasty fruit

"...Medicaid and CHIP exchanges and then in the federal marketplace for the Affordable Care Act. This is a really..."

Nov. 29, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison