6 tips to help you pick the right health insurance plan
If you're buying health insurance outside a job-based plan, you're in luck this fall. After years of cutbacks and — some say sabotage — of the Affordable Care Act during the Trump administration, the Biden administration is pulling out the stops to help people find good health plans on HealthCare.gov right now -- the open enrollment period starts this week. You will have more time to sign up, more free help choosing a plan, and a greater likelihood you'll be eligible for subsidies to help keep down the costs of a health plan you buy via the ACA marketplace.
Still, picking health insurance can be hard work, even if you're choosing a plan through your employer. There are a lot of confusing terms, and the process forces you to think hard about your health and your finances. Plus you have to navigate all of it on a deadline, often with only a few-week period to explore your options and make decisions.
Whether you're aging out of your parent's plan and picking one for the first time, or you're in a plan that no longer works for you and you're ready to
