Learning to use your insurance
Scroll through the following sections to find more information about using your health insurance. Click each topic to learn more, and download a printable PDF in English and Spanish at the bottom of each topic page.
Getting started with health insurance:
Getting started with health insurance
Learn about health insurance terms
What are my health insurance options?
Learn about what health insurance options you might qualify for.
Am I eligible for a Special Enrollment Period (SEP)?
Learn if you can sign up for health insurance because of a Special Enrollment Period.
What are health insurance networks?
Learn about health insurance networks, primary care providers, and how to find a specialist.
Using your health insurance:
Where to go for care when you’re sick or hurt
Learn about where you can get care when you are sick or have an emergency
Getting prescription drugs with your health insurance
Learn about which prescription drugs you can afford and what to do if you can’t pay.
How to see a doctor from home
Learn about scheduling telehealth doctor visits using a phone or computer.
Finances and health insurance:
Is health insurance through my job affordable?
Learn if the health insurance offered from your job is considered affordable.
Setting up a health insurance piggy bank
Learn about how to save money, and set money aside to create a health insurance piggy bank:
What’s free with health insurance?
Learn about what services are free with health insurance.
What to do when you can’t pay your medical bill
Learn about what options you have when you have a medical bill you can’t pay for.