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Health & Fitness

Understanding Obamacare

Health care reform is made up of two laws that, combined, are referred to as "Obamacare."  Because the two Acts contain so many revisions to the Internal Revenue Code and impose significant responsibilities and taxes on individuals and employers, I have started to receive a lot of inquiries about how taxpayers might be affected by them.  The following news articles and links may be helpful in understanding how Obamacare may affect you.

Understanding Obamacare: 4 Things You Need to Know

Individual Provisions of Obamacare Affecting Your Taxes

Obamacare Subsidy Calculator

An Early Look at Premiums and Insurer Participation in Health Insurance Marketplaces, 2014

Medicaid expansion gap could leave poor shortchanged

Health Insurance Marketplace, Affordable Care Act | HealthCare.gov

Do I qualify for Medicaid, Eligible for Medicaid | HealthCare.gov

Medicaid | Georgia Department of Community Health

State Exchange Profiles: Georgia

Deal: Georgia will not set up state exchange (November 16, 2012)


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