 [ Symptoms ] my spouse has health insurance through his employer i can buy coverage for myself with them but it is very expensive  do i still qualify to purchase a lower cost insurance through the affordable care act i have been purchasing my own health insurance which has discontinued my plan effective january 1 2014 in order to purchase health insurance through my current carrier for a similar plan it would cost me nearly double what i have been paying [ Disease ] i suggest you get this checked out by a medical professional many conditions can cause the symptoms you describe but one that comes to mind is a staph infection obviously if that is the case you want to get treatment as soon as possible itching is not normally a sign of staph infection but it still would be good to rule this out at any rate you are having abnormal symptoms that are worth getting checked meanwhile be sure to wash your hands thoroughly and often in the event you have some sort of communicable infection you want to take every precaution not to transmit it to someone else i wish you all the best