 [ Symptoms ] if i am unemployed without benefits and could not find job yet how suposse to i can pay this health insurance  i try to find a job this last year and a half and nothing i post around 10 application a day in different kind of jobs i am 46 years old every job that applied is 400 to 600 other people applying at the same one and some with more experience and upper level of education [ Disease ] the law makes available financial assistance for people with low and middle incomes if you are not working you will likely either qualify for medicaid if you live in a state expanding its program or highly subsidized health insurance if medicaid is not available to you where you live and you are unable to afford insurance even with subsidies meaning the lowest priced health plan costs more than 8 of your income you will not be penalized for failing to have health insurance