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6 Ways To Stay Safe and Healthy This Hurricane Season
When you buy a car, you probably think first about price — your monthly payment. But other expenses — like auto insurance, gas, and maintenance — can affect your wallet. Your total costs depend on which car you buy and the expenses that come with owning a car. Health...
Affordable Coverage Lets Me Take Care of Myself and Others
By Nathan Auldridge, Salem, Virginia I filled my narcolepsy prescription the other day and got a dose of great news. In 2013, I paid $1,023 for a one month refill of this medication. But this year, thanks to the Affordable Care Act, the same quantity of the same...
Know a Navigator: Meet Pamela
Pamela P. has been a Navigator with the Health Planning Council of Northeast Florida for the past six months where she covers Nassau and Duval counties. “It is very satisfying helping consumers get their questions answered and help them get health insurance for the...
Know a Navigator: Meet Nancy
Nancy O. has been a Navigator for nearly three years working for United Way 211 of Lee County, an organization affiliated with the Health Planning Council of Southwest Florida. In her region, Nancy criss-crosses State Road 80 covering Lee, Hendry, and Glades counties....
Six Reasons to Celebrate the ACA’s Sixth Anniversary
Get the cake. Light the candles. It’s time to wish the Affordable Care Act (ACA) a happy birthday! Six years ago this week, on March 23, 2010, the president signed the Affordable Care Act into law. And since our founding as an organization, we’ve been proud to work to...
How To Use Your New Marketplace Health Coverage
Congratulations on enrolling in 2016 health coverage! Now that you’re covered, here are a few tips to help you stay healthy and get the care you need. 3 ways to use your health insurance to stay healthy Find a doctor and get medical care: If you don’t have a doctor,...
Congratulations to Top Florida Navigator Lynn Hoganson!
In the Loop, an online network of enrollment Navigators and Assisters, recognized Lynn Hoganson of the Health Planning Council of Northeast Florida (HPCNEF) as an Assister who stood out as Rock Stars for going above and beyond during the recent Open Enrollment...
Proof Needed to Enroll in Health Plan Post-Deadline
By Robert Pear, The New York Times WASHINGTON — People who want to buy health insurance in the federal marketplace outside the annual open enrollment period will now have to provide documents to show they are eligible, the Obama administration announced on Wednesday....
Editorial: Tampa’s Health Care Drive
Tampa Bay Times Editorial The city of Tampa should celebrate its work to increase participation in the Affordable Care Act. Under the leadership of Mayor Bob Buckhorn, the city's effort represents an admirable attempt to connect people in need with federal resources....
Tampa Registers Nearly 114,000 Residents During Open Enrollment as Part of White House Challenge
During the third Open Enrollment Period of the Federal Health Insurance Marketplaces, Florida led the nation in enrollments with 1.7 million Floridians accessing health coverage, including nearly 114,000 Tampa residents as part of a challenge by the federal...
Health Care Signups Exceed Hopes, With 4 Million Newcomers to Federal Marketplace
By Robert Pear, The New York Times WASHINGTON — About 12.7 million people signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act or had their coverage automatically renewed in the third annual open enrollment season, the Obama administration said Thursday....
Affordable Care Act’s Third Enrollment Season Draws to a Quiet Close
By Amy Goldstein, The Washington Post Many Americans who don't have health coverage in 2016 face increased fines. The third open-enrollment season for health plans under the Affordable Care Act moved into its final hours Sunday night with little fanfare from Obama...
