“Your body is your most priceless possession…so go take care of it!†~ Jack Lalanne (Photo by Robert Linder)

If you’re planning to get health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, time is running out. You only have until February 15.

This is the first year there is a fee if you didn’t have health insurance in 2014. There are many exceptions to avoid the fees. Graham McCaulley and Brenda Procter, both associate professors of family finances for University of Missouri Extension, explain these fees and the exemptions.

MU Extension Health Insurance Initiative

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