The Affordable Care Act and Your City -- Purchasing Insurance
through the Healthcare Marketplace: What You Need to Know
August 26, 2013  By Neil Bomberg  The Affordable Care Act (ACA)
is bringing changes to the way health insurance will be provided
to many Americans. As October 1, 2013 (the date open enrollment
begins) draws closer, people are likely asking their local
elected officials how they can obtain health insurance through
the ACA.  The answer is not as complicated as one may think.  To
answer this question, local officials will need to know if the
person is employed full-time, and if their employer provides
them with health insurance.  If the answer to both questions is
yes, then there is nothing more they need to do.  They have
insurance, and for them nothing will change, other than
improvements in the quality of their insurance.   If they are
not employed or are employed but don’t have insurance, direct
them to, the official government website for the ACA.  In case
they want more detailed informat