Healthcare.gov is back open for a special enrollment period, ending May 15th. Need health insurance? Millions of people qualify for affordable health insurance but don’t know it. See if you’re one of them – visit HealthCare.gov TODAY to find out how to #GetCovered.
The American Rescue Plan includes a historic expansion of the Affordable Healthcare Act that reduces the cost of health insurance for 9 million consumers current marketplace enrollees and could help 15 million uninsured people find affordable health insurance.
- 4 out of 5 enrollees can find a plan for $10/month or less. And more than 50% can find a silver plan for $10/month or less.
- Many premiums will decrease, on average, by $50 per person per month.
- 1 out of 4 HealthCare.gov enrollees will be able to upgrade to a plan with lower out-of-pocket costs.
- 48,000 uninsured American Indians and Alaska Natives will be newly eligible to save money on health care coverage and 21,000 will be eligible for zero-dollar benchmark Marketplace plans.
- 730,000 uninsured Latinos will be newly eligible to save money on health care coverage and 580,000 will be eligible for zero-dollar benchmark Marketplace plans.
- 360,000 uninsured Black and African Americans will be newly eligible to save money on health care coverage and 328,000 will be eligible for zero-dollar benchmark Marketplace plans.
- 197,000 uninsured Asian, Native-Hawaiian and Pacific Islander will be newly eligible to save money on health care coverage, and 50,000 will be eligible for zero-dollar benchmark Marketplace plans.
New financial benefits will be available beginning on April 1st so encourage friends and family to return to HealthCare.gov to take advantage of more financial help, and change their plan if they want to. Visit Healthcare.gov to #GetCovered.
Alexa Bryant
Development and Communications Coordinator
“She, Her, Hers”
Georgia Equality | Equality Foundation of Georgia