Obamacare Explained: How to Use the Internet for Health Care

By Fran Berkman, Mashable

If it’s for sale, you can probably get in on the Internet.

Health care is the newest commodity to become widely available to United States residents for purchase online — but you won’t find it on Amazon or eBay.

As a part of the Affordable Care Act, more colloquially known as “Obamacare,” those seeking health care coverage can now obtain it through online marketplaces, depending on their state of residence. Those marketplaces opened for business on Tuesday, even as the government shut down and members of Congress continued to butt heads over the controversial law.

Whether or not you agree with Obama’s new health care policy, you should understand how it works. Here are a few things you need to know to get started.

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[Photo by  United States Government Work]

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