Open enrollment is now open and ends December 15, 2018.
There are three methods an individual can use to apply for health care insurance: mail, online at Healthcare.gov, or by calling 1-800-318-2596 (TTY: 1-855-889-4325). Assistance is available in multiple languages. For Spanish speaking consumers, CuidadoDeSalud.gov is also available.
Heights Libraries staff are not trained or licensed to provide advice or to assist you in selecting a specific health plan, but can provide information and direction to public resources about the Affordable Care Act that will help you make your own choices.
Read the Affordable Care Act.
Online Resources
- Kaiser Family Foundation’s flowchart for The Requirement to Buy Coverage Under the Affordable Care Act
- Kaiser Family Foundation’s video, The YouToons Get Ready for Obamacare: Health Insurance Changes Coming Your Way Under the Affordable Care Act
- AARP Health Care Reform Law Fact Sheets
- Medline Plus, administered by the US National Institutes of Health, which presents information on medicine and healthcare in easy-to-understand language.
- American Public Health Association Health Reform Resources
- WebMD’s Health Care Reform: A Guide to Health Insurance and Affordable Care Act
- Veterans and the ACA from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs