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What is a health savings account HSA? https://www.coveredca.com/support/before-you-buy/hsa/ What is a health savings account (HSA)? HSA stands for health savings account. It’s offered to people who have high-deductible health plans [...]

Information for Immigrants https://www.coveredca.com/learning-center/information-for-immigrants/ Information for Immigrants Most Immigrants Qualify for Health Coverage Under the Affordable Care Act, most immigrants qualify for health coverage, including the following groups:  Everyone Can [...]

https://www.goodrx.com/insurance/aca/affordable-care-act-employer-penalty What Business Owners Need to Know Key takeaways: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) includes an employer mandate that requires large employers to provide affordable health insurance to employees. The rules — called “pay [...]

What is  the difference between an HMO PPO and EPO What’s the difference between an HMO, PPO and EPO? Health plans sold through Covered California fall in these three categories. [...]

Students Students Most students, unless they qualify for an exemption, will have to purchase health insurance or they will be subject to a tax penalty. A student may be eligible [...]

https://www.coveredca.com/health/coverage-levels/silver/ Silver Coverage Go to the doctor or take medication regularly? A Silver plan could be your best option. You might even qualify for an Enhanced Silver plan with lower [...]

Preventive care benefits for children Most health plans must cover a set of preventive health services for children at no cost. This includes Marketplace and Medicaid coverage. Notice: IMPORTANTThese services [...]

Preventive care benefits for women All Marketplace health plans and many other plans must cover the following list of preventive services for women without charging a copayment  or  coinsurance . This [...]

Preventive care benefits for adults All Marketplace health plans and many other plans must cover the following list of preventive services without charging you a copayment  or  coinsurance . This is [...]

Pre-Existing Conditions https://www.coveredca.com/support/before-you-buy/pre-existing-conditions/ A pre-existing condition is any illness or condition a patient has prior to obtaining insurance. In the past, people could be barred from getting a health plan because [...]