How do you qualify for the Affordable Care Act?

Answer 1

Remember that the Affordable Care Act does notcreate some sort of insurance that you buy. It's not a Plan or Policy. The ACA is a regulatory framework that changes how the current system of private and public healthcare insurance works.

Thus, all US Citizens and legal residents qualify to be covered by the ACA's provisions, and are subject to the responsibilities it requires.

In short, the ACA requires you to get health insurance. It expands who is eligible for government-supplied Medicaid, sets minimum coverage and standards for private health insurance, and sets up a system to allow people not otherwise covered (via employer or government plan) to purchase individual coverage (and possibly qualify for government subsidy).

To find out all the details and requirements you need to know, talk to a licensed healthcare Insurance Agent in your town.