for people with very low incomes the law provides a fair amount of financial assistance to make insurance affordable. depending on how much you earn in a year you may qualify for medicaid coverage which would be virtually no-cost coverage. if you make too much to qualify or you live in a state not expanding its medicaid program you'll likely qualify for subsidies to lower the cost of your insurance. to give you an early idea of your likely costs check out webmd's cost calculator. starting october 1st you can log on to your state's marketplace and start shopping for a health plan to learn your options.
i am single no children age 45 and at the moment unemployed. . often i perform independent work or part-time assignments and have not been carrying an individual health plan for myself since 2006. what low-cost options are there for someone like me with or without a job?