Building A Culture of Health - Coverage Deadline Feb. 15, 2015

[N'Zinga Shani]

Building A Culture of Health – The deadline to sign up for health care coverage through the ACA program is Feb. 15, 2015.  If you qualify for Expanded Medicaid (or HUSKY) you can sign up at any time.   It is important to get health care coverage.  There is a penalty for those who can sign up through the Access Health CT program, but who have not signed up appropriately. Having health coverage is extremely beneficial and necessary. Under the ACA, insurers cannot deny you coverage due to pre-existing conditions.  Also, you can get dental, mental health, and vision care coverage. Please reach out and sign up today.

New Year, New Coverage for Millions
Dramatic Progress on Coverage, but More To Do
Individuals, Families, Small Businesses - Get Health Coverage Now

Nearly 6.6 million consumers have gained coverage or renewed their health plan through HealthCare.gov. But with more than 40 million people in the U.S. still uninsured, there's a lot of work yet to be done before the February 15, 2015 deadline. 

In Connecticut we encourage you to reach out to AccessHealthCT at: https://www.accesshealthct.com /   You may also visit:  Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange - CT.gov  www.ct.gov/hix/ ;

Access Health CT Small Business

www.accesshealthctsmallbiz.com/

http://youtu.be/M_eK_jGyHsE  - Watch this ACA Sign-up Workshop done by OneWorld, Inc

Interested in becoming a certified SHOP broker with Access Health CT Small ... and find a broker who can help you enroll in Access Health CT Small Business.

The beginning of a new year is a great time to reflect on progress toward longstanding goals. At RWJF, we’ve spent the better part of four decades advancing solutions to help everyone in our nation gain access to affordable, high quality health care—a goal we reaffirmed in 2014 when we announced our vision for a Culture of Health in America.

Happily, our country has made enormous progress toward this goal in 2014. Health coverage rates improved dramatically last year because of robust enrollment through the health insurance marketplaces, Medicaid, and CHIP. As we enter 2015, we continue to see strong coverage gains, with nearly 6.6 million consumers newly enrolled or renewing through HealthCare.gov.

But let’s not forget that more than 40 million people remain uninsured. There is still more work to be done to make sure all those who are eligible can get the coverage they need and deserve.

http://www.rwjf.org/…/cult…/2015/01/new_year_new_covera.html?

OneWorld Progressive Institute, Inc., is a small group of committed volunteers who produce community information and education programs on health literacy, education and civic engagement.  We also focus on finding good information and posting informative blogs about issues we believe shine light.  Learn more about us at our web site: www.oneworldpi.org/  We invite you to visit and “like” us on Facebook.

Our programs air on several public access channels and on Frontier throughout CT.  In Hamden, New Haven and West Haven we can be seen on Frontier 99 and Comcast Chan. 26, Mon. 8pm.

We are also on Comcast Channels 10, 15, and 18, and on Charter Communications Chan. 21