Which health coverage is the most affordable when adjusting status?

[ParabolaEulogy 21]

Dear all,

I currently do not have any health insurance here, which scares my family back home. I am to marry my USC husband in 3 weeks, and would like to know what the most affordable health insurance coverage would be for me. He already has his own plan through his work, but he said that adding me on his plan would cost too much (in a way, he is covered, I am not). So do I qualify for Obamacare or Marketplace? Which one is the cheapest when you reside in California?

Thanks so much in advance for enlightening me.

Mary

[JC&BB 33]

"Obamacare" is the affordable care act aka the marketplace... it's all the same thing. you can apply but if your soon to be spouse has insurance they're required by the law to add you to their coverage. they'll be able to add you because they qualify for a life changing event. If the income of the household puts the family in a different tax bracket then you all could possibly qualify for secondary coverage with Medicaid or some form of the coverage... (Medicaid doesn't mean you're on welfare or on ant government assistance program) I know about this because before moving to Nevada I worked for New York State of Health marketplace and learned a lot about this.

[yuna628 9,676]

The honest truth is, you're going to have sticker shock. It is in your spouse's best interests to add you to their healthcare plan via workplace, if they can. Barring that your other options is to apply through the state or federal exchange. You will qualify for these after marriage and after filing for AOS. Since you have a state exchange, you'd go through them. See more information in my signature regarding immigrants and qualifying documents.

That does not mean it is free or even cheaper than it would be on your spouse's plan.

Your other option is to buy health insurance privately by searching for available insurers in your area and find a plan that work best for you. Many of these plans are the exact plans you can find on the state and federal exchange. Again, you're going to find the cost is going to be about the same as being on a spouse's plan, perhaps even more.

Our plan costs $400+ a month, for the both of us.

Weigh the options with your spouse, because either way someone is going to have to pay for it while you are unable to work.

Otherwise, you can of course choose to go without health insurance and pay the yearly tax penalty. Many decide to do this, because the cost is cheaper than a few premiums, but obviously that doesn't provide you peace of mind or reduced cost of care if you need it.

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

~ Moved from AOS from Family Based Visas to Moving to the US and Your New Life in America - topic is about getting insurance ~

[juand25 2]

Dear all,

I currently do not have any health insurance here, which scares my family back home. I am to marry my USC husband in 3 weeks, and would like to know what the most affordable health insurance coverage would be for me. He already has his own plan through his work, but he said that adding me on his plan would cost too much (in a way, he is covered, I am not). So do I qualify for Obamacare or Marketplace? Which one is the cheapest when you reside in California?

Thanks so much in advance for enlightening me.

Mary

it would be nice if he can add you to his insurance. you are a couple now and that would show immigration you are in this together. As soon as we got married my husband put me on his insurance.

[ParabolaEulogy 21]

Thank you very much for all your replies. We are trying to find a solution, and it seems that me being added to his own plan is indeed cheaper than the other options.