ACA Enrollment Assistance

Their are local organizations and government backed resources available to help people access various benefits and services they qualify for. This includes the Affordable Care Act which is having open enrollment soon. There will be an event to help people in Champaign County learn more about it at the Champaign Public Library this week:

ACA Open Enrollment Community Meeting

Monday, October 15, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at the Champaign Public Library

Do you, or someone you know, need help signing up for health insurance? Do you know if you qualify for financial help with your health insurance?

Everyday people need help signing up for health insurance – whether it be Medicaid, or ACA Marketplace plans. Champaign County Health Care Consumers (CCHCC) is here to help!

The ACA Marketplace Open Enrollment is only 45 days long! Open Enrollment for the Marketplace is from November 1, 2018 to December 15, 2018 for 2019 coverage. So, it is time to get ready!

CCHCC’s federally-certified staff are the most experienced enrollment counselors in our community. At our upcoming ACA Open Enrollment Community Meeting, we will provide information and help answer questions. Please plan to attend!

WHAT:  ACA Open Enrollment Community Meeting

WHEN: Monday, October 15, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.

WHERE: Champaign Public Library – 200 W. Green Street, Champaign

MISC.: Free parking • Near CU-MTD bus lines • Wheelchair Accessible • Refreshments

Join us at the Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment Community Meeting to find out what you need to know for you and your family. We will discuss:

    Types of health insurance offered through the Health Insurance Marketplace (also known as the Affordable Care Act/ACA/”Obamacare”/healthcare.gov);
    Financial assistance available to make health insurance more affordable;
    Exemptions from the Individual Responsibility Requirement (“the mandate”) and how to apply; and
    How you can get ready for the ACA Marketplace Open Enrollment.

This Community Meeting is presented by Champaign County Health Care Consumers (CCHCC), and co-sponsored by: Barham Benefit Group, Carle, Christie Clinic, OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center, Health Alliance Medical Plans, Cunningham Township, and Promise Healthcare.

More links and contact information from the CCHCC page here. Additional information about the insurers and plans available were laid out in the News-Gazette yesterday:

Area Affordable Care Act enrollees to have choice of two insurers
Much of East Central Illinois will have a choice between two insurers — Health Alliance Medical Plans and Blue Cross Blue Shield — for 2019 health coverage purchased through the state's Affordable Care Act online market.

With less than three weeks before the start of open enrollment Nov. 1, rates and details for specific plans aren't yet available.

But after several years of double-digit rate increases, consumers can expect to see rate increases for next year to be on the more modest side — and even to see some decreases, according to an Illinois Department of Insurance analysis...

Anyone planning to enroll in coverage in Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Piatt, Vermilion, Clark and Cumberland counties will have 16 to 20 different health-plan options from Health Alliance and Blue Cross Blue Shield through the government market.

More at the full article here.