When you're applying for an Individual or Family plan, learning health insurance basics can help you choose your health plan and know how it works.
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When you're applying for an Individual or Family plan, learning health insurance basics can help you choose your health plan and know how it works.
Learn what premiums, deductibles, copayments and coinsurance are and how they work together.
You have several different ways to enroll in a 2022 BCBSTX health plan.
This year’s Open Enrollment Period, when you can enroll in a health plan without a qualifying life event, is from November 1 - January 15, 2022.
Our Premium Tax Credit (PTC) Estimator tool can show you if a subsidy, also known as a PTC or financial help, may help you save on your health plan's monthly bill.1
Look up common health care terms in our glossary.
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