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Sign up for
health care by Dec. 15
Ohioans have less than a week to sign up/re-enroll for health insurance
offered in the Marketplace for coverage effective at the start of 2015.
Ohioans must sign up (or re-enroll) by December 15, 2014 to have
coverage effective January 1, 2015. Nearly one million adults in
Ohio have no health insurance.
As trusted resources—of care and information—in some of our most
underserved neighborhoods, our statewide network of Community Health
Centers serve more than 550,000 Ohioans each year, many of whom are
uninsured. Ohio’s Health Centers have assisted thousands in evaluating
their options, connecting them to coverage and taking time to offer
education on how to use and understand their new benefits.
Many Ohioans will receive financial assistance to pay for health
insurance premiums. Certified Application Counselors at Ohio’s
Community Health Centers are trained, unbiased resources that will
answer questions and walk consumers through the enrollment process face
to face, regardless of whether they qualify for Medicaid or private
coverage.
Ohio’s Community Health Centers provide integrated whole person care,
oftentimes providing onsite dental, behavioral, pharmacy, vision and
other needed supplemental services under one roof, including free
in-person enrollment services. Each Health Center is different with one
common purpose: to provide comprehensive primary health care services
that are coordinated, culturally and linguistically competent and
community directed.
To find a Community Health Center near you, visit www.ohiochc.org.
Randy Runyon, President and CEO
Ohio Association of Community Health Centers
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