Get Health Insurance Information And Enroll In Coverage Nov. 6 In Bend -10/25/18
(Salem) – Insurance experts will be on hand at Oregon State University-Cascades in Bend next month to help people enroll in health insurance and apply for help paying for coverage. In addition, staff from the Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace will hold a “Health Insurance 101” workshop for those who want to learn more about choosing and using coverage.
The event comes early in open enrollment, the six-week period when people who buy their own insurance can choose a plan and see if they qualify for help paying for it through HealthCare.gov. Open enrollment runs Nov. 1 through Dec. 15.
Event details:
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 6
Times: Health Insurance 101 will run from noon to 1 p.m.
Enrollment assistance will be available from 1 to 3 p.m.
Place: OSU-Cascades, 1500 SW Chandler Ave., Tykeson Hall Rm 209, Bend
“Anyone needing health coverage – students and community members alike – can walk in and meet one-on-one with an insurance agent or another expert,” said Hannah Kuehl, health advisor at OSU-Cascades.
Local groups Mosaic Medical and Latino Community Association of Central Oregon will provide application assistance. Insurance agents from High Desert Insurance and Central Financial Services of Oregon also will help people choose plans and enroll.
The Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace is hosting the event in partnership with the college and the Oregon Department of Human Services.
Attendees planning to enroll in coverage should bring the following household information:
* Social Security numbers and birth dates
* Immigration documentation, if applicable
* Employer and income information
* Federal tax information
* Policy numbers and plan names for current insurance, if any
More information
The Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace offers general information for consumers through a local service center, which can be reached by calling 1-855-268-3767 (toll-free) between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday or by email info.marketplace@oregon.gov
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The Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace the state-level partner to HealthCare.gov, and is part of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, Oregon’s largest business regulatory and consumer protection agency. Visit OregonHealthCare.gov.