Ohio Healthcare Exchange Open Enrollment (Mutual: brokers, income, pools)

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The Ohio Healthcare Exchange Open Enrollment is here. It began on October 1st and will run through the end of March. During this time, pre-existing conditions are covered without any restriction or rate increase, Also, Ohioans can not be turned down for medical reasons.

Four "metal" plans are now available (Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze) along with catastrophic options for persons under age 30. Special consideration for catastrophic coverage is given to lower-income earners.

Enrollment through experienced brokers is perhaps the best option, considering rates, experience and explanation of plan and subsidy information.

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UPDATE: The deadline for January 1 effective dates has passed. To enroll for a February 1 effective date, the deadline is January 15th. Here in Ohio, Anthem, Medical Mutual, Humana and HealthSpan offer very competitive options.

[1watertiger]

I am one of the people who pays more out of my pocket, so other people who made poor choices in their life can keep getting healthcare free..... its called redistributing the wealth.

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Personally, I have always felt that there is a better alternative to the ACA. With more than 33 years of experience in the business, many of us agreed that the expansion of HSAs and state high-risk pools would provide more affordable healthcare to more people than the existing legislation.

And as you mention, although there are many persons that benefit greatly by the ACA, there are also many others that are now paying (or will pay) a substantially higher premium.