 [ Symptoms ] my husband and i are in our early to mid 60s we work seasonal jobs in the fall winter and spring  how can we manage to pay for our healthcare since we are older than the younger workers we have trouble in finding jobs that we can afford to live on will we be fined if we can not pay the amount obamacare is demanding from us [ Disease ] you will likely be eligible either for medicaid or subsidized health insurance through the marketplaces in fact older couples are among those likely to save the most if however your state is not expanding medicaid and the lowest cost health plan costs more than 8 of your annual income you will not be penalized for not having insurance