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Making the Affordable Care Act Work For You: Chester Library, Sept 30 7:00

Learn from the mistakes made during the first full year of enrollments and tax time updates. Medicare, COBRA and other money saving tips!

Join Katherine Hermes at the Chester Library in Chester NJ at 7:00 pm on Thurs Oct 30 at 7:00 pm to learn how to save money on insurance.  As we head into the 3rd Open Enrollment for the Affordable Care Act we know a lot more about how the program works, where the money comes from and how we can benefit.... or do we? There have been a lot of changes and clarifications in the law.

- Did you know that the ACA is actually an IRS regulation? You many have noticed that you answered questions about your health insurance when you filed your taxes.
- Are you almost Medicare eligible? If you have an individual insurance policy when you turn 65 it may just get cancelled!
- If you are offered COBRA and you can’t afford it, how do you answer the questions about health insurance in order to get a subsidy?
- What is the difference between a cost-sharing subsidy and an insurance premium subsidy?
- How do 401k withdrawels affect your health insurance subsidy?
- Do you have an insurance problem or a cash flow problem? It may be simpler than you think to figure all of this out.

It’s time to get savvy about insurance, Medicare, Medicaid and federal subsidies or you may just end up paying more than you really should for health insurance and health care.

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