Obamacare & insurance

Your health insurance, explained in plain words

  • Enrollment and renewal
  • In your state
  • By phone or WhatsApp
  • Linked to your taxes

We explain what Obamacare is, whether you may get help paying for it and which papers to have ready. Then we walk you through enrollment.

Bettys Sarmiento, co-founder of B&O Trust Services
2027 Open EnrollmentNov 1, 2026 – Jan 15, 2027

Obamacare

The basics, in plain words

Did you know?

Obamacare has an official website in Spanish

It's called CuidadoDeSalud.gov, the Spanish version of HealthCare.gov, the government website where plans are requested. Obamacare comes from a 2010 law called the Affordable Care Act.

Some states run their own website: check your state's marketplaceReal screenshot of cuidadodesalud.gov/es, October 8, 2026

Who can apply?

  • Where you liveYour state
  • Your immigration statusChanges in 2027
  • Job-based insuranceIf offered

Starting January 1, 2027, among immigrants, help paying is limited to these statuses:

  • Lawful permanent resident (green card)
  • Cuban or Haitian entrant
  • Compact of Free Association (COFA) migrant

Other lawfully present people can buy a plan, but without help. We check your case with the 2027 rules.

Source: HealthCare.gov, October 8, 2026

Help based on your income2027

What you payOfficial table

6.78%of your household's yearly income, at most, for the benchmark plan

Your household earns 200% of the federal poverty level

The less you earn, the less you pay and the more the help covers.

Federal poverty level: a figure the government updates every year based on how many people live in your home. Benchmark plan: the second-lowest-cost Silver plan in your area. The 2027 table goes up to 400%.

Source: IRS, Rev. Proc. 2026-26 (2027 table)

If your income changes

  1. Your income changesYou earn more or less, or your family changes.
  2. You tell usWe update it with you on the Marketplace, as soon as possible.
  3. The help is adjustedYour monthly help is calculated again.
  4. In your taxes, with the 1095-AIt arrives by mid-February. It's used to settle the year's help.See the 1095-A in taxes

Not sure if you qualify for help?

Send us this message and we'll ask you three things. Then we'll tell you the next steps.

Your message

Hi, I'm coming from the B&O Trust Services website. I'd like to know if I qualify for help with Obamacare.

We'll ask you

  • How many people live in your home
  • Your state and ZIP code
  • Your estimated income for 2027
Check my case

2027 Open Enrollment

The dates that matter

In states that use HealthCare.gov, Open Enrollment for 2027 runs from November 1, 2026 to January 15, 2027. Some states run their own website and may have different dates.

Dates2027

Nov 1

Open Enrollment starts

From November 1, 2026 you can enroll or change plans for 2027.

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Calendar2027

76days to enroll

  • Nov 1Starts
  • Jan 15Last day

Both days count.

See your state's datesSource: HealthCare.gov, checked on October 8, 2026.

Before you enroll

What to have ready

Check what you already have. We'll prepare the WhatsApp message with what you have and what's missing, and tell you where to get it.

  • Just check itNothing is saved or sent until you send it.
  • No details by chatYou only say which papers you have. Numbers never go over WhatsApp.
Send my list on WhatsApp
Blank IRS Form W-2: “Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statement 2026”
Your list
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Arrives by mid-February
Blank IRS Form 1095-A: “Form 1095-A Health Insurance Marketplace Statement”

Form 1095-A and your taxes

Your insurance counts in your taxes too

If you had Obamacare, you need Form 1095-A for your tax return: it's used to check the help you received.

  1. Your 1095-A arrivesIt arrives by mail by mid-February, and it may be in your Marketplace account as early as mid-January.
  2. We compare it with what you earnedIf you earned more than you estimated, you may have to pay back part of the help; if you earned less, you may get more.
  3. It goes into your returnSince we handle both, it doesn't get missed.

Besides Obamacare, we explain other insurance options. No pressure: first you understand, then you decide.

Life and dental

  • Life

    Life insurance

    So your family has support if something happens to you. We explain the types and what to ask.

    Bettys Sarmiento and Osvaldo Posada, founders of B&O Trust Services
  • Dental

    Dental insurance

    We explain the options and how they fit with your health insurance.

    • Cleanings
    • Fillings
    • And more
  • Questions?

    Not sure which one you need?

    Message us with your case and we'll walk you through the options.

    Which one suits me?

Got questions?
Here are the answers.

  • Only if something happens that opens a special period: for example, losing job-based insurance, moving, getting married or having a baby. Tell us your case and we'll check it.

Shall we go over it together?

Message us on WhatsApp with your case. We'll walk you through it in Spanish.

or call (305) 639-0110