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WellFlorida News Release

Health Insurance Marketplace Navigators from WellFlorida Council and other local organizations will be providing free enrollment assistance at the Get Covered for the New Year event on Saturday, Dec. 5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Santa Fe Center for Innovation and Economic Development (CIED), 530 West University Avenue, Gainesville.

Navigators are trained and certified to provide unbiased information on health insurance options available through the Health Insurance Marketplace on Healthcare.gov.

Several area Navigators, including two of whom are fluent in Spanish, […]

The Guardian

Open enrollment for insurance through the Health Insurance Marketplace is now underway and ends Jan. 31.

Is the insurance affordable?

After last year’s open enrollment period for Obamacare, 16.1 million were able to get quality, affordable health coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP.

It’s open enrollment time again, and there are still low-cost health insurance options available through the Health Insurance Marketplace, and you can get help paying for the cost of your insurance.

North Florida School Days

November 1, 2015 marks the start of the third year of Open Enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace or “Obamacare.” Open Enrollment allows families to go online to Healthcare.gov and shop for health insurance coverage that meets their needs and budget.

For families who already have coverage through the Marketplace from last year, they have the option to re-enroll in the same insurance plan or to shop for new coverage. Insurance plans can change from year to year so be […]

Ocala Star Banner
By Fred Hiers

The Marion County Hospital District is ready to start handing out money — $2.5 million, to be exact.

Health organizations that seek a share of the cash have until Dec. 31 to apply.

This is the first round of funding since the district leased Munroe Regional Medical Center to Community Health Systems in April 2014. As part of that deal CHS gave the district $212 million to improve local healthcare.

The district said it would wait at least a year […]

By Fred Hiers
Ocala Star Banner

The Marion County Hospital District is ready to start handing out money — $2.5 million, to be exact.

Health organizations that seek a share of the cash have until Dec. 31 to apply.

This is the first round of funding since the district leased Munroe Regional Medical Center to Community Health Systems in April 2014. As part of that deal CHS gave the district $212 million to improve local healthcare.

The district said it would wait at least a […]

The Gainesville Sun
By Christopher Curry

Year three of the Affordable Care Act enrollment began Sunday with more organizations helping local people sign up for coverage, but fewer companies offering plans in Alachua County.

For the 2016 enrollment cycle, the WellFlorida Council, the Epilepsy Foundation of Florida and, starting this year, Meridian Behavioral HealthCare, will each use federal grant monies to pay for navigators to assist people in Alachua County and surrounding counties to sign up for coverage.

This year, the Obama administration, Affordable Care […]

Cedar Key News

Gainesville, Fla. (October 26, 2015) — Open enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace starts November 1 and ends January 31, 2016. Navigators in North Central Florida are available for free to help people compare plans, learn about financial assistance and sign up for insurance through the Marketplace.

Roughly 1.27 million Floridians have affordable health coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Still, over 3 million Floridians remain uninsured.

According to Enroll America, a nonprofit healthcare enrollment […]

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a rate snapshot of health insurance marketplace rates for plans offered in Florida that shows there will be a 1.20% increase for second lowest cost silver plans offered in 2016. These increases do not take into account advance premium tax credits, which lower the monthly costs for the overwhelming majority of Marketplace consumers. About 8 in 10 individuals who selected a 2015 Marketplace plan qualified for financial […]