Website to help veterans with Affordable Care Act
The Department of Veterans Affairs has launched an awareness campaign and a new website, www.va.gov/aca, to let veterans know what the Affordable Care Act means for them and their families.
Veterans receiving health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs will see no change in their benefits or out-of-pocket costs when portions of the Affordable Care Act take effect next year.
Veterans can apply for VA health care by visiting www.va.gov, calling (877) 222-8387 or visiting a local VA health-care facility. VA’s health-care system for veterans has no enrollment fee, no monthly premiums and no deductibles. Most veterans also have no out-of-pocket costs.
The Affordable Care Act creates new opportunities for coverage for uninsured veterans and their families. In 2014, the new health-insurance marketplace will be a way to shop for and purchase private health insurance. People who buy insurance through the marketplace may be able to lower the costs of health-insurance coverage by paying lower monthly premiums.
For more information, visit www.healthcare.gov.
Herald Staff
