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Dental and Vision: What Your Marketplace Plan Does and Doesn’t Cover

Dental and Vision: What Your Marketplace Plan Does and Doesn’t Coverby: Nicole RedinbaughPublished on: 02/11/2026

Most Marketplace health plans don’t include adult dental or vision. Here’s what’s covered, what isn’t, and what to look for in a separate dental or vision plan.

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Dental and Vision: What Your Marketplace Plan Does and Doesn’t Cover

Does Using a Local Insurance Agent Cost More for Marketplace Coverage?

Does Using a Local Insurance Agent Cost More for Marketplace Coverage?by: Nicole RedinbaughPublished on: 02/11/2026

Wondering if working with a local agent costs extra for Marketplace health insurance? Here’s how it works and what an agent does for you all year.

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Does Using a Local Insurance Agent Cost More for Marketplace Coverage?

How to Check Your Doctors Before You Pick a 2027 Marketplace Plan

How to Check Your Doctors Before You Pick a 2027 Marketplace Planby: Nicole RedinbaughPublished on: 02/11/2026

Before you choose a 2027 Marketplace plan, make sure your doctors are in its network. A simple step-by-step check for Nebraska families.

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How to Check Your Doctors Before You Pick a 2027 Marketplace Plan

Retiring Before 65? How to Bridge Your Health Coverage to Medicare

Retiring Before 65? How to Bridge Your Health Coverage to Medicareby: Nicole RedinbaughPublished on: 02/11/2026

Retiring before Medicare? Here’s how Marketplace coverage can bridge the gap, how retirement income affects your savings, and when to switch to Medicare.

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Retiring Before 65? How to Bridge Your Health Coverage to Medicare