Health Insurance Marketplace
The new Health Insurance Marketplace (HIM) will open for enrollment on October 1, 2013. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has updated HealthCare.gov to make it easy for consumers to sign up for coverage. For Spanish-speaking consumers, CuidadoDeSalud.gov also will be updated to match HealthCare.gov’s new consumer focus.
• The new HHS.gov/HealthCare has all the fact sheets, blogs, and news about the Affordable Care Act that used to be on HealthCare.gov.
• The latest official materials about the Marketplace can be found at the new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Health Insurance Marketplace web site.
•The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has created an Affordable Care Act and HRSA Programs web site, which has information specific to its safety net providers.
• The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy will have weekly office hours for questions and answers on the ACA and ACA updates on Thursdays, from 3-4pm (EDT), beginning July 11th. Contact Depti Loharikar at 301-443-1324 or daranake@hrsa.gov for more information. In addition, ORHP welcomes ACA questions at its new ORHPACAQuestions@hrsa.gov email address.
Upcoming ACA webinars
HHS will host The Health Care Law – Health Insurance Marketplace 101 webinars, which will include information on how consumers can access care in their communities. The webinars will be held on the following dates:
• July 11, 2013 at 2:00pm EDT (Click here to register)
• August 7, 2013 at 3:00pm EDT (Click here to register)
