How Job Loss or Retiring can Affect your Tennessee Health Insurance
3. If you recently lost your job because of trade policy - for example, increased imports or jobs moving overseas...
...a federal law called the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act may pay 65 percent of the cost of your health insurance for up to one year, and sometimes longer. You might qualify for this help, for example, if your employer laid off workers because the company's products are being replaced by products from other countries or because the company is using more workers in other countries.
TO LEARN MORE about this option, contact the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) Customer Contact Center by calling toll-free 1.866.628.HCTC or check out its Web site at www.irs.gov/individuals/index.html.
4. If you are an early retiree who has lost your health coverage...
...the same law that helps workers who lose their jobs because of trade policy may help you. If you are a retiree aged 55 or older, your former employer no longer provides your pension, and your pension benefit is paid by the federal Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation, you can receive help with 65 percent of the cost of health insurance until you are eligible for Medicare.
TO LEARN MORE about this option, contact the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) Customer Contact Center by calling toll-free 1.866.628.HCTC or check out its Web site at www.irs.gov/individuals/index.html.
Resources:
- » More Information on Obtaining Medical Equipment and Services for Those with Disabilities
- » Health Insurance & Health Care Coverage for Long-term Care
- » Long-Term Care Coverage by Health Insurance Plans, Medicare, or Medigap
- » Medicaid Coverage for Long-Term Care
- » Long-Term Care Coverage Through Medicare
Articles:
- » Long-Term Care Insurance Preparation and Options
- » Choosing a Long-Term Health Care and Health Insurance Policy
- » Finding The Best Long-Term Health Insurance Policy for You
Tennessee Health Guide Pages:
- » Looking at Those Without Tennessee Health Insurance
- » Statistics of Those Without Tennessee Health Insurance
- » A Guide to Finding Tennessee Health Insurance
- » Changes in Work or Family Status Affecting Tennessee Health Insurance
- » How Job Loss or Retiring can Affect your Tennessee Health Insurance
- » What to Do if You Can't Afford Tennessee Health Insurance
- » Getting Tennessee Health Insurance with a Serious Medical Condition
- » Getting Individual Tennessee Health Insurance Coverage
- » What to do if You Still Can't Find Tennessee Health Insurance
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