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Health insurance, in plain English
Short, practical guides for the moments coverage gets confusing: turning 26, leaving a job, working for yourself, retiring early.
01
Enrollment
When can you buy health insurance? Open Enrollment vs. Special Enrollment
You can't sign up for an individual plan whenever you like. How the two enrollment windows work, and how to tell whether one is open to you right now.
Read the guide
02
Life changesTurning 26? How to replace your parent's health insurance without a gapWhen coverage on a parent's plan really ends, your options, and how long you have to choose.
03
Self-employedHealth insurance for the self-employed and 1099 workersHow to buy coverage without an employer, estimate an income that changes, and the tax points worth knowing.
04
Between jobsLost your job-based coverage? COBRA vs. a Marketplace planHow the two compare on cost, coverage and deadlines, side by side.
05
Plan basicsDeductible, copay, coinsurance, out-of-pocket maximum: what you'll actually payWhat the numbers on a plan mean, and how to compare two plans honestly.
06
Early retirementRetiring before 65: how to bridge the gap to MedicareWays to stay covered until Medicare, and how your retirement income affects the price.
Life changesTurning 26? How to replace your parent's health insurance without a gapWhen coverage on a parent's plan really ends, your options, and how long you have to choose.
03
Self-employedHealth insurance for the self-employed and 1099 workersHow to buy coverage without an employer, estimate an income that changes, and the tax points worth knowing.
04
Between jobsLost your job-based coverage? COBRA vs. a Marketplace planHow the two compare on cost, coverage and deadlines, side by side.
05
Plan basicsDeductible, copay, coinsurance, out-of-pocket maximum: what you'll actually payWhat the numbers on a plan mean, and how to compare two plans honestly.
06
Early retirementRetiring before 65: how to bridge the gap to MedicareWays to stay covered until Medicare, and how your retirement income affects the price.
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