ULibraries Research Guides: Consumer Health: Health Care & ACA

National Resources

Official marketplace websites:

24-hour toll-free marketplace call center:
1-800-318-2596 (1-855-889-4325 TTY/TDD)
• Information and answers anytime
• Enrollment assistance
• Assistance in 150+ languages

In-person assistance locators:
https://Localhelp.healthcare.gov and
https://ayudalocal.cuidadodesalud.gov
• Enter city and state or zip code to find
local assistors

Healthcare.gov
Enroll or learn more about the Health Insurance Marketplace.

You can “window shop” for insurance plans without creating a login account. This tool lets you preview basic information about the costs for insurance plans (premiums, co-pays, deductibles) without putting in your personal information. Note: this preview will not reflect the financial help that many Utah residents may qualify for.
CuidadoDeSalud.gov - healthcare.gov in Spansih
Inscríbase ahora en un plan que cubre beneficios de salud esenciales, condiciones preexistentes y mucho más. Además, vea si califica para los costos reducidos.

Utah Resources

Take Care Utah
A consumer health assistance program to help you apply for affordable health insurance, use benefits wisely, and learn about your rights to care and timely payment of claims.

Enter your zip code on Enrollment Assistance Locator to find the nearest trained experts in your community who can answer your questions, explain your benefits, and help you enroll.

Or reach trained experts by dialing 2-1-1 on your phone.
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Take Care Utah is a consumer health assistance program hosted by the Utah Health Policy Project in collaboration with United Way of Salt Lake and 2-1-1. Working with partner agencies around the state, Take Care Utah helps you
- apply for affordable health insurance.
- use your benefits wisely.
- learn about your rights to care and timely payment of claims.
No matter what you need, Take Care Utah is here to help you navigate our changing health care system. As federal health reform brings more options for quality, affordable care to Utah, Take Care Utah works to boost health care coverage in the community.
Utah Medical Plans - Utah Department of Insurance
A PDF that lists the names of all marketplace insurance plans available in each county, as well as the prices for all ages between 0 and 65+. Note: this document reflects prices for 2014 insurance plans, and only provides the premiums for individual plans, not couple or family plans.
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PDF file.
Utah Health Policy Project - UHPP
Nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to building lasting solutions to the crisis of the uninsured and rising health care costs.

Consumer Education Resources

Health Insurance - MedlinePlus
Plain language information for consumers about health insurance from MedlinePlus. In Spanish.
Subsidy Calculator - Kaiser Family Foundation
A tool to calculate average insurance premiums and subsidies for individuals and families. Simple enter information about your household (your state, income, family size, and number of adults and children in your family). The tool will calculate how much the benchmark Silver-level plan would cost you or your family per year, if you qualify for a subsidy, and the amount of the subsidy.
Understanding Health Reform - Kaiser Family Foundation
Includes a six-minute video explaining the basic changes in the way Americans will get health coverage and what it will cost starting in 2014, a health insurance subsidy calculator, and state-specific information on health insurance marketplaces.
FamiliesUSA
National nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans. Includes Fact Sheets on a variety of topics: the steps consumers should take to get ready to apply for health insurance and financial assistance; definitions of key health insurance words and phrases; insuring children; and Medicaid options.