September is Health Insurance Enrollment Month

Health Insurance Enrollment Month is here, and we know health insurance is a big deal! There are several ways to go about accessing it, and as of 2018, 19.4% of adults aged 18-64 relied on public insurance*. In the United States, the Open Enrollment Period is November 1, 2020 to December 15, 2020. If you don’t act by December 15, you can’t get 2021 coverage unless you qualify for a Special Enrollment Period.  It can be difficult to know what’s available to you, who your provider could be, and how your coverage works. This blog post will provide resources that we hope will help guide you on your journey toward understanding and accessing health insurance. Please note that this is not a complete list of resources and a special focus has been placed on resources that are most applicable and accessible to our five-state region of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. *Source: Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, 2018, table III National Public Library Association’s Insurance Education and Outreach Initiative NNLM’s list of Affordable Care Act (ACA) Resources Health insurance information on MedlinePlus Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Insure Kids Now Arkansas Arkansas Insurance Department My Arkansas Insurance Arkansas Medicaid Children’s Health Coverage Programs in Arkansas Louisiana Louisiana Department of Insurance Louisiana Medicaid Children’s...
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