#GetCovered

HealthCare.gov is Open for Business

Learn More

“Without the Affordable Care Act, I simply could not have retired at 62.”

Read more stories at WhiteHouse.gov/Get-Covered.
Donald L., Palm Coast, FL

Health Care Blog

  • The Faces of Health Care: Keith C.

    Posted by Lindsay Holst on December 15, 2014 at 11:40 AM EDT

    "…I was locked into my job because of health care. The Affordable Care Act enabled me to resign and devote my full efforts to what I believe is a much more important calling."

    Health reform has given many Americans the freedom to pursue their dreams -- and Keith C. is one of them.

    read the rest
    Learn more about Health Care

  • The Faces of Health Care: Kathy M.

    Posted by Tanya Somanader on December 12, 2014 at 4:22 PM EDT

    "If it wasn't for [the Affordable Care Act], I would either be dead right now or in a devastating amount of debt. Instead, I am cancer free! ... I'm only 55 years old and I'm grateful that I have a very good chance at many chapters ahead." 

     

    read the rest
    Learn more about Health Care

  • Print This Out and Cross "Getting Covered" Off Your Holiday To-Do List

    Posted by Tanya Somanader on December 12, 2014 at 1:16 PM EDT

    Dashing through the snow, trying to pick up those last minute gifts for family and friends? It's hard to keep track of everything you need to get done this holiday season, but here's one thing you should cross off the list by December 15: health insurance.

    You need to sign up by December 15 in order to have coverage on January 1, 2015. 

    If you don't have health insurance or you want to shop around for plans, go to HealthCare.gov right now and find an option that works for you. Already covered? Commit to get someone you know covered in time for the New Year at WhiteHouse.gov/Get-Covered.

    Need to make a list (and check it twice)? Click on the image below to print out an easy #GetCovered to-do list you can fill out and pin to your fridge: 

    read the rest
    Learn more about , Health Care

  • The Faces of Health Care: Jeff R.

    Posted by Tanya Somanader on December 9, 2014 at 2:00 PM EDT

    "Being in a wheelchair is tough enough, but being financially strapped as well makes it even tougher. The $600 a month the Affordable Care Act is saving me will help me greatly."

    Twenty-six years ago, Jeff R.'s life changed forever. A car accident left him in a wheelchair, making health care a non-negotiable for him. A resident of Riverside, California, he was paying more than $900 a month for health care. 

    Now, thanks to the ACA, Jeff's health care plan is costing him $600 less per month than it used to. So he wrote to the President: 

    "In my 42 years of life, you are the only president that has changed my life in a major way -- being in a wheelchair is tough enough, but being financially strapped as well makes it even tougher. The $600 a month the ACA is saving me will help me greatly. Thank you from the bottom of my heart."

    Need to get covered? Find a health plan that best fits your needs at HealthCare.gov. Already covered? Commit to help someone you know get covered here.

    Learn more about , Health Care

  • President Obama Takes Over the Colbert Report

    Posted by Tanya Somanader on December 9, 2014 at 1:03 PM EDT

    As the Colbert Report winds down to its final episode, Stephen Colbert traveled south to George Washington University last night to sit down with President Obama -- or, as Stephen prefers, the man who once sat down with Bill O'Reilly. 

    It was a memorable meeting of two great leaders -- one of the free world, the other of "medium cable ratings." They discussed health care reform, the President's recent actions on immigration, climate change, and the presidency vs. punditry. 

    Of course, the President had the final word -- or decree -- on health care:

    Most young people can get covered for less than $100. How is the President going to get that message out to the kids?  He could try to appeal to them directly through a speech or a press conference, but young people don’t watch real news shows like this one. They watch comedy shows, and I just don’t see the President going on one of those. They’re beneath his dignity.

    Watch it.

    Here are a few great exchanges you won't want to miss from last night's interview: 

    read the rest
    Learn more about , , , Economy, , Health Care, Immigration

  • The Faces of Health Care: Jackie B.

    Posted by Tanya Somanader on December 9, 2014 at 11:36 AM EDT

    "By standing against a seemingly impossible opposition and making sure that coverage was there for me, I get to continue and recreate my life and hopefully begin medical school next year." 

    "Writing to the President seems a bit like writing to Santa Claus."

    Nonetheless, in the wee hours one night in Denver, Colorado, 28-year-old Jackie B. wrote to the President to share how the Affordable Care Act saved her life. 

    Three years ago, Jackie decided to "reinvent" her life and return to school to become a doctor. By going back, she knew she'd lose her health insurance. So when Colorado expanded its Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act, Jackie's uncle convinced her to sign up. 

    She got covered in January of 2014. Two months later, she found herself in urgent care with pneumonia.

    "As nothing can be simple, my pneumonia turned into bronchitis, twice. Over the next three months, I made approximately seven emergency room visits. There were asthma attacks, sleepless nights, and eventually a broken rib. Overall, I was only left with a bit of scarring on my left lung and a diagnosis of idiopathic asthma," she said. "But I walked away alive."

    "If I had not had Medicaid I would not have been able to afford the care I needed," Jackie wrote. Now, she can continue to recreate her life and plans on beginning medical school next year. 

    Learn more about , Health Care

From the Press Office

Related Videos