What Is The Federal Health Insurance Exchange? 
That is an excellent question ! The federal Health Insurance Exchange is the name for the website WEBSITELINK that was created by the Affordable Care Act -LRB- Obamacare -RRB- . The exchange is a marketplace where various companies listed the health insurance policies that they were willing to offer . These companies also marketed them outside of the exchange , and others as well . The advantage of going to the exchange to shop is that the Government offers financial help to those who qualify -LRB- and a lot of people do -RRB- and often dramatically reduces the cost of the coverage . I have helped people find policies to cover both health and dental for a total of $ 41 per month , coverage that for health alone was $ 134 per month outside the exchange . I hope that helps , thanks for asking ! 