Enrollment fairs starting Feb. 9 aim to enroll more than 10,000 uninsured Pierce County children in state health programs.
Enrollment fairs starting Feb. 9 aim to enroll more than 10,000 uninsured Pierce County children in state health programs.
Seven events by area agencies and health plans are scheduled through May 11 to reach the families of these children, who qualify for the state’s coverage. Here’s the news release:
Read more here: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/street/2013/01/31/enrollment-fairs-set-to-reach-uninsured-children-in-pierce-county/
The state Department of Social and Health Services estimates that 10,000 children who are eligible for health insurance through Washington Children’s Health Insurance Program or the Apple Health for Kids program are without coverage in Pierce County.
The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department will provide free flu vaccines for children uninsured adults Wednesday.
The estimated 25,202 Whatcom County residents who have no health insurance will get help enrolling in a health plan beginning Oct. 1 as part of the federal Affordable Care Act.
That help will come from the nonprofit Whatcom Alliance for Health Advancement, which was one of 10 lead organizations chosen statewide to provide consumer assistance by the Washington Health Benefit Exchange.
WAHA will receive about $907,000 to serve five counties - Whatcom, Skagit, San Juan, Island and Snohomish - that have about 117,800 uninsured people. The Bellingham-based organization will build and oversee a network to provide impartial information to consumers in person, online and on the phone, officials said.
Mark the first of September on your calendar, and the first of October, and put a circle around New Year’s Day — especially if you’ll be eligible for benefits under the Affordable Care Act.
State government chose the health department to help Pierce County residents enroll in the state’s health insurance exchange, the marketplace created to implement President Barack Obama’s health law.
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