Yesterday, the Obama Administration launched HealthCare.gov, a website allowing you to find insurance options and understand your options under the law.
HealthCare.gov also directs you to other websites to learn about prevention and compare hospital care.
The two step insurance finder allows you to explore your coverage options by answering a few basic questions on where you live, your current situation, and your future needs; it then automatically sorts through a catalog of public and private options to identify a coverage choice that may be right for you.
The website provides detailed information on the law itself, including a cool timeline of what options become available when, explanations for featured provisions, a PDF of the full law, and special sections for some groups and issues.
The White House blog boasts of the website’s 500 pages of content and data for more than 1,000 insurance carriers and 5,561 open products. In addition, the site provides information on the Pre-Existing Condition Plan in every state.
Some have compared HealthCare.gov to a travel website. Where are you going and when do you need to get there? HealthCare.gov, offers one-stop personalized shopping access to coverage options as well as comparison tools and information on the Affordable Care Act. If you’re in the market for health care insurance, take a look at the site before you buy.
UPDATE: Check out this video primer:
