What Young Adults Need to Know About Health Care Reform
Posted on Mar 3rd 2014 by Victoria Edwards
There are 19 million young adults across the country that lack basic health coverage. Are you one these 19 million people? If so, we’re here to help you understand what you need to know about the Affordable Care Act (or health care reform), by providing information and resources to help find the coverage you need.
What is The Affordable Care Act?
On March 23, 2010 the federal government passed the health care reform law, or the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This law makes health insurance available to more people, so more can get the care they need. The Affordable Care Act gives young adults greater control over their own health care.
The cost of your health plan depends on:
- The size of your family
- The ages of everyone applying for coverage
- Where you live
- Whether you use tobacco (if you do, you’ll pay more)
- Attending school
- Married
- Not living with their parents
- Not financially dependent on their parents
- Eligible to enroll in their employer’s plan
- Call 1-800-633-6808 or your local insurance agent
- Click floridablue.com
- Visit a Florida Blue Center
- Visit our Health Care Reform Website
- Read more about Health Care Reform on our blog. Some blogs you could read are Top 5 Questions About Health Care Reform, What is a Subsidy? Getting Help Paying for Health Insurance or Health Care Reform Glossary: Terms You Should Know.
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Victoria Edwards
Victoria Edwards is the Digital Content Strategist for Florida Blue. You can find her tweeting on her own personal handle at, @TallChickVic. When she’s not working on content or social media, she loves blogging for other online publications, like Search Engine Watch or keeping fit by running, playing tennis or swimming.
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