Sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act at Covered California.
California Help Center 1-800-300-1506
Help in 150 different languages 1-800-318-2596
Affordable Care Act
How to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act - also known as ACA or Obamacare.
These local organizations can help you sign up.
- Lifelong Medical Care
For residents of Alameda, Contra Costa, and Marin counties. - La Clinica de la Raza
For residents of Alameda, Contra Costa, and Solano counties. - West Oakland Health Council
For Oakland and Berkeley residents. - Asian Health Services
Staff are fluent in English, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Korean, Khmer (Cambodian), Mien, Mongolian, Tagalog, Lao, and Burmese.
About Medi-Cal - info for Medi-Cal recipients. Under the new health law, California is expanding Medi-Cal so that more people will be covered.
Shop & Compare - an interactive tool that calculates the cost of your premium
Obamacare Explained - from local public television and radio station KQED
Healthcare.gov - The federal government’s central health insurance marketplace website.
Applications and health insurance options can be found here. This is the starting point for consumers from any state.
New Health Law: Medi-Cal Expansion - You may be eligible for healthcare coverage assistance.
Affordable Care Act Eligibility - Explains provisions of the ACA that relate to public assistance clients. Changes to Medi-Cal (California’s Medicaid program) affect who can be covered, how to apply for assistance, and health insurancecoverage.
Expanding Horizons - Explains how healthcare reform affects Medi-Cal.
SHOP (Small Business Health Options Program) - a new program that simplifies the process of buying health insurance for your small business. With one online application, on your own or with the help of an agent, broker, or other assister, you can compare price, coverage, and quality of plans in a way that's easy to understand. For 2014, the SHOP Marketplace is open to employers with 50 or fewer full-time-eqivalent employees (FTEs).
Agent & SHOP Service Center - contact 1-877-453-9198
Covered California will tell you if you qualify for a small business health care tax credit worth up to 50% of your premium costs. You can still deduct from your taxes the rest of your premium costs not covered by the tax credit. Beginning 2014 the tax credit is available only for plans purchased through SHOP.
Small Business Tax Credit Fact Sheet
Healthcare.gov - Businesses - Have questions about the SHOP Marketplace for businesses with 50 or fewer employees? Call 1-800-706-7893 (TTY users: 1-800-706-7915). Hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST. Agents and brokers may also use this number. This is the federal government website.
IRS - Affordabe Care Act Tax Provisions for Small Employers
SBA (U.S. Small Business Aminsitration) - general information about new health care law
ENROLL NOW!
Open Enrollment starts November 15, 2014
and ends February 15, 2015
Instructions for qualifying for the extension
Search here for a list of enrollment counselors in our area