If you lost your health coverage or are uninsured, now through May 8th @WAHealthplanfinder can help you find, compare, and enroll in a health plan during these tough times. You may even qualify for free coverage. Learn more: https://bit.ly/2VjBCft
Every single Washingtonian needs to know their options for health coverage. Free, over-the-phone enrollment assistance is available across the state.
At upcoming speaking events, please use these talking points to help us connect people to coverage:
- Many people in Washington are experiencing significant disruption in their lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including loss of jobs and health coverage. If you or someone you know has recently lost or will be losing health insurance coverage, download the mobile app, WAPlanfinder, or visit wahealthplanfinder.org to browse options and get covered.
- Until May 8, uninsured individuals in Washington State can take advantage of a new special enrollment period, opened by the Washington Health Benefit Exchange in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. To request this special enrollment, contact an enrollment center, broker, or navigator. Contact information for insurance experts who are available to answer questions and get customers enrolled in the right plan as soon as possible is available through the mobile app or at Washington Healthplanfinder.
- Help is also available in over 175 languages at the Healthplanfinder Customer Support Center (1-855-923-4633; TTY: 855-627-9604).
- You may qualify for free or low-cost health coverage through the Washington Apple Health (Medicaid) program. Apple Health enrollment is open year-round. Eligibility is based on your income and household size. See if you qualify at hca.wa.gov/ah4u.
Help us spread the word! Please forward this post to anyone who may be able to use it – employers, employees, your clients, your professional network, or even your neighbors. We want to make sure that anyone who needs help figuring out next steps with health coverage knows where to turn and how to get help.
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What is Lost Job Health Coverage?
If you’re unemployed you may be able to get an affordable health insurance plan through the Marketplace, with savings based on your income and household size. You may also qualify for free or low-cost coverage through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Your household size and income, not your employment status, determine what health coverage you’re eligible for and how much help you’ll get paying for coverage.