Free insurance enrollment help at local event

Time is running out! Have you enrolled or re-enrolled for health insurance? Free enrollment assistance will be provided 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.

Health Insurance Marketplace Navigators from WellFlorida Council and other local organizations, including two of whom are fluent in Spanish, will be available to enroll and re-enroll consumers in a Marketplace plan before the Dec. 15 deadline.

Attendees should either bring or know the Social Security numbers for everyone who will be on their health insurance plan and supporting documentation of household income, such as tax returns and pay stubs.

If you wish to RSVP, please visit GetCoveredAmerica.org and select Connector and search by zip code 32601 (the zip code for the CIED). Walk-ins are also welcome.

For more information, call 352-299-0380 or visit NCFNavigators.org.