VA, Affordable Care Act and You
What is the Affordable Care Act?
The Affordable Care Act, also known as the health care law, was created to expand access to coverage, control health care costs and improve health care quality and care coordination. The health care law does not change VA health benefits or Veterans’ out-of-pocket costs.
Three things you should know:
1 VA wants all Veterans to receive health care that improves their health and well-being.
2 If you are enrolled in VA health care, you don’t need to take additional steps to meet the health care law coverage standards. The health care law does not change VA health benefits or Veterans’ out-of-pocket costs.
3 If you are not enrolled in VA health care, you can apply at any time.
Veterans Enrolled in VA Health Care
The good news is that Veterans enrolled in VA health care programs have health coverage that meets the new health care law’s standard. You do not have to take any additional steps to have health coverage. Read more if enrolled…
Veterans Not Enrolled in VA Health Care
Veterans not currently enrolled in VA health care program can apply for enrollment at any time. Read more about enrolling…
Family Members
VA offers health care benefits for certain family members of Veterans through programs such as the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) and the Spina Bifida program. Read more about VA family programs…
Your family members who are not enrolled in a VA health care program should use the Marketplace to get coverage.
Additional Health Care Law Information
We understand you may have questions about the health care law and how it might affect you and your family. We compiled basic information about the health care law to help you make informed decisions about your health care. Let us know if you have questions regarding the health care law and your VA health care at 1-877-222-VETS (8387). After all, ensuring you receive quality health care is not just our obligation, it’s also our privilege.
The New York Times could not find ONE American citizen under the old medical system that was denied medical care. And they looked... liberals love a sob story - even when it’s a lie.
But here’s the good news for the New York Times. Under the new ObamaCare system they’ll find LOTS of people going broke and being denied care. Of course being the biased liberal little suck ups that they are - they’ll ignore the horrors that are to come...
Same for the LA Times, Washington Post, and Chicago Tribune...
The New York Times could not find ONE American citizen under the old medical system that was denied medical care. And they looked... liberals love a sob story - even when it’s a lie.
But here’s the good news for the New York Times. Under the new ObamaCare system they’ll find LOTS of people going broke and being denied care. Of course being the biased liberal little suck ups that they are - they’ll ignore the horrors that are to come...
Same for the LA Times, Washington Post, and Chicago Tribune...
The story they dreamed of - the one that would put the screws to someone like Bush - will now be handed to them for free... and they’ll turn away.
How do reporters at the New York Times sleep at night?
What happens to you if you don’t pay the fine?
I HAVE DRAWN MY LINE IN THE SAND!
F U B O!
Hey Susan, stop the threats and oh. FU!
“If you skip the insurance, you’ll pay a penalty. For 2014 the fine is $95 for an individual or 1 percent of your income, whichever is greater, along with $47.50 per uninsured child, maxing out at $285 for the year. “
Easy. Work under the table, avoid the tax, get free healthcare, and enjoy a higher standard of living than mere working taxpayers.
If the IRS thinks that people won’t make what seems like a rational financial decision to them (morality aside) then they are kidding themselves.
Where did the Founders say in the Constitution that you can be forced to buy health insurance. That the Government can fine you if you don’t/
Justice Roberts is probably the worst Chief Justice in the history of this country.
He will get no respect from me. He is a criminal in my book
This will create a whole new category of “ambulance chasers”. Insurance agents will be waiting on the loading dock of the ER.
I wrote a whole article explaining why Obamacare must inevitably lead to IRS Gulags. http://www.futurnamics.com/gulag.php
Muslims are exempt??
did you see the exempt list?
http://kff.org/infographic/the-requirement-to-buy-coverage-under-the-affordable-care-act/
Really stupid question. What if you desire to pay fee for service for medical care? Does Rush Limbaugh, say, have to pay a FINE to the Federal Govt when he pays for his treatment in cash? Are you not allowed to agree to pay cash for treatment?
Why isn’t anyone calling for a boycott of this monstrosity?!
