ACA
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA) REQUIRED NOTIFICATION
October 1, 2013, as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) the Health Insurance
Marketplace opened. The Health Insurance Marketplace was designed to provide individuals/families
with a tool for comparing health plans, obtain answers to questions, research tax
credit eligibility for private insurance or health programs like the Children鈥檚 Health
Insurance Program (CHIP), and the ability to enroll in a health plan that meets their
needs.
The Health Insurance Marketplace is intended for people who do not have affordable
employer-based insurance. The State pays 100% of health insurance premiums for full-time
state employees (30 or more hours per week), so they are considered to have affordable
insurance and are not eligible to purchase insurance through the Marketplace.