{"id":8458,"date":"2016-12-30T10:33:35","date_gmt":"2016-12-30T15:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/?p=8458"},"modified":"2016-12-30T10:33:35","modified_gmt":"2016-12-30T15:33:35","slug":"cant-afford-obamacare-private-health-insurance-plans-are-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/2016\/12\/cant-afford-obamacare-private-health-insurance-plans-are-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Can&#8217;t Afford Obamacare? &#8211; Private Health Insurance Plans Are Available"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/bigstock-people-business-finances-and-82452473-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"people, business, finances and money concept - close up of busin\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/bigstock-people-business-finances-and-82452473-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/bigstock-people-business-finances-and-82452473-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/bigstock-people-business-finances-and-82452473.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \>Due to the rising cost of health insurance premiums and stricter guidelines\u00a0surrounding enrollment periods, many people are turning to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/temporary\/\" target=\"_blank\">non-compliant private health insurance\u00a0<\/a>as a long-term solution. These plans are referred to as Short Term or Temporary Health Insurance plans, but many can be issued for a longer policy period. Because\u00a0these private\u00a0health plans are not subject to the laws of the ACA, they are less-expensive and can be purchased outside of the annual Open Enrollment period. \u00a0For individuals and families who have either missed Open Enrollment or who simply cannot afford an ACA-approved Qualified Health Plan, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/temporary\/\" target=\"_blank\">private health insurance coverage <\/a>is a viable option.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Whereas in the past, temporary health insurance was something people typically purchased in order to fill small coverage gaps, it has become a form of primary insurance for many individuals and families.\u00a0 Although these plans are not ACA-approved and will not keep you from incurring a tax penalty, private health insurance plans are a great option for many individuals and families.<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\" target=\"_blank\">non-compliant private health insurance plans<\/a> are not designed for everyone as they do not cover pre-existing conditions, some people are finding they are the perfect solution to their health insurance needs.\u00a0\u00a0If you qualify, private insurance plans can provide the peace of mind of knowing you are covered should you have an accident or face an unexpected illness and they can save you from the financial devastation of facing burdensome health care costs if uninsured.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on North Carolina insurance coverage, please visit our website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.nchealthplans.com <\/a>or call our toll free number 888-765-5400 and speak with one of our experienced and professional agents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Due to the rising cost of health insurance premiums and stricter guidelines\u00a0surrounding enrollment periods, many people are turning to\u00a0non-compliant private health insurance\u00a0as a long-term solution. These plans are referred to as Short Term or Temporary Health Insurance plans, but many can be issued for a longer policy period. Because\u00a0these private\u00a0health plans are not subject to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[938,975],"tags":[38,976,596,977],"class_list":["post-8458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-obamacare","category-private-health-insurance","tag-nc-health-insurance","tag-non-aca-insurance","tag-obamacare","tag-private-health-plans"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8458"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8458\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8466,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8458\/revisions\/8466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}