GoHealth In the News: Page 9

Most people aren’t aware that they can shop outside the Healthcare.gov website — at no additional cost or fee, whether they are shopping for a subsidized policy or simply a policy that is health reform-compliant in the bronze, silver, gold, platinum and catastrophic categories. In fact, insurance buyers may benefit by having a far greater choice of nonsubsidized policies.

The Affordable Care Act is supposed to make health care coverage universal and more affordable to millions of Americans, but it might also make filing your 2014 taxes more cumbersome and more expensive.

Open Enrollment is in full swing for individual health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act, the second of its kind since the health reform law went into effect. Now in the second year, there are numerous changes and updates consumers should know about Open Enrollment to ensure that they find the right coverage that fits their particular needs.

The company is bursting at the seams, thanks in part to the Affordable Care Act, which began its second year of signups Nov. 15.

You could go the do-it-yourself route and shop for coverage on and off the exchanges at an online health insurance portal such as GoHealth

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Built In Chicago announced the 2014 list of the Top 100 Digital Technology Companies in Chicago.

Success stories like SMS Assist, which provides facilities management; kCura, an e-discovery company; and GoHealth show that Chicago’s ecosystem is about more than retail or food delivery.

The good news for Gen X-ers is that it has never been easier to get health insurance. Some Gen X-ers may have been raised without coverage and others may have gone uninsured in their younger years or during the great recession.

Want help choosing a health insurance plan? Superstore Walmart is betting that many consumers do—and that they will visit a big-box store for guidance.

Gen X-ers are facing increased costs for health insurance in 2014 like their counterparts.