General Information for Non-Permanent Staff and Faculty

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In 2012, the ACA required that employers report the value for health insurance in Box 12 of the W-2 form. This has no effect on your taxes currently.
On January 1, 2014, the ACA required that all individuals not covered by an employer health plan enroll in a health insurance plan.
A health insurance exchange was created by the federal government for the State of North Carolina.
Staff and faculty can access the health insurance exchange.
Staff and faculty who want to purchase coverage through the exchange for their dependents may do so, but will not be eligible for the government provided subsidy since NC State offers dependent health coverage through the State Health Plan.
Dependent health coverage may be more affordable through the exchange as compared to the State Health Plan even without the subsidy. Be sure to fully understand what you may be purchasing as some plans have very high deductibles before the plan will pay for certain things.