How to Use the Health Insurance Marketplace Enter Your Information 1

How to Use the Health
Insurance Marketplace
THERE ARE FOUR STEPS TO BUYING A PLAN ON
THE HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE:
1
Enter Your Information
Enter your information (for example: family size, income) online or
over the phone to see your eligibility for a subsidy, Medicaid and/or
an Insurance Marketplace healthcare plan. You can also submit your
application by mail.
2 Compare Plans
If you are eligible for an Insurance Marketplace product,
you will get a list of plan options.
3 Choose Your Plan
Choose and buy a healthcare plan that is right for you and your family.
4 Start Coverage
After you enroll and pay your first month’s premium,
you will receive a welcome packet and ID card from
your new healthcare plan. Your coverage may
begin as soon as January of 2014.
Questions?
1-877-687-1189
TDD/TTY:
1-877-941-9236
FROM
Ambetter.bchpohio.com
What is a Health Insurance Subsidy?
Maximum Subsidy
A subsidy is the amount of money the government pays to your insurer to help pay your
premium. You may qualify for a subsidy on a Health Insurance Marketplace. In order to
qualify for a subsidy, you must make between 100% and 400% of the Federal Poverty Level.*
Subsidy
Income
100%
Federal Poverty Level
400%
*The Federal Poverty Level range as it pertains to subsidy eligibility
may change based on the state you live in.
Here’s a Timeline of Important Dates:
October 2013
Open enrollment begins and Health Insurance
Marketplaces open in every state.
January 2014
If you have enrolled and paid your first month’s
premium, your health insurance starts.
March 2014
Open enrollment ends and almost everyone*
must have health insurance at this time.
FROM
Questions?
1-877-687-1189
TDD/TTY:
1-877-941-9236
*except some religious groups and some financial situations
Ambetter.bchpohio.com
Ambetter from Buckeye Community Health Plan is a Qualified Health Plan Issuer in the Ohio Health
Insurance Marketplace. Ambetter from Buckeye Community Health Plan’s policies have exclusions,
limitations, and terms under which the policy may be continued in force or discontinued. For
costs and complete details of the coverage, write us (4349 Easton Way, Suite 200, Columbus, OH
43219) or call us at 1-877-687-1189 (TTY/TDD 1-877-941-9236).
This is a solicitation for insurance and the phone numbers listed may connect you with a licensed
Ambetter agent. AMBETTER™ is a trademark exclusively owned by Centene Corporation, the parent
company of Buckeye Community Health Plan.
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