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Do you have some questions about signing up for health care under the re Act? There’s a new bebasis. If people couldn’t make the appointed time, then they were e to get the assistance they W. 2nd Street in
Affordable Caplace to go for help.
es has opened a unablneeded. This center will now be available on a full-time basis.”
The Enroll Quad Cities center is located at 114 downtown Davenport, near Junior Achievement and Subway. Office m. - 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and by appointment only
Enroll Quad Citihealth coverage enrollment center in downtown Davenport to offer a place ace with a trained Croken said the retail center is the first in the Quad City region, and likely the wa. The center offers service hours will be 9 a.on Friday and Saturday.
to set up an appointment. The office will be staffed ll Enroll QC partner
to speak face-to-fenrollment professional about what health insurance options are best for first in Ioboth to Iowa and Illinois residents who need this assistance. He thanked St. Louis for providing the Call (563) 421-3675primarily by Genesis Health System navigators, but aorganizations are welcome to use the office for their enrollment activities. anizations include:
Enroll thousands of people you.
The center’s opening at 114 W. 2nd St. ths before the Restoration low-cost space, formerly occupied by Snap Fitness.
Enroll QC partner org• Casa Guanajuato Quad Cities, 309-736-7727, www.casaqc.org
comes about two monMarch 31 open enrollment deadline for health insurance under the spite a difficult Public outreach
Since October, Enroll QC partners hing out to the (Spanish capable)
• Community Health Care, 563-336-3003, www.chcqca.org llment@genesishealth.com
Affordable Care Act. Destart due to problems with the website www.healthcare.gov, more than
n advantage have been reaccommunity through dozens of public events at local libraries, churches and s. These public • Genesis, 563-421-3675, enro• Illinois Iowa Center for Independent Living,
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9 million people have takeof health coverage expansion nationally. Many expect increased onths.
community centeroutreach events will continue, in addition to the availability of the ere are only two 309-738-92• Project NOW, 309-793-6391, www.projectnow.org (Illinois and County Health Department, 309-558-2930
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in our area in health care interest over the next two m“Enrollment in health care insurance me downtown office. Thmonths left in the enrollment period for those who still want to enroll and enalty for 2014.
•Rock Islwww.rockislandcounty.org/HealthHome.
can be transformational for sopeople, especially for those with pre-existing health conditions who o avoid paying the tax p“Our numbers have picked up What Cullen added, “We’re excited to have ope that some of underscore enough the importance that all eligible people need to enroll insurance that could
have never had the opportunity treceive ongoing and all-important ritical primary care,” said Ken e significantly since Jan. 1.we’ve found in the Quad City area is that people want that one-on-one e Cullen, this space, and we hour Enroll QC partners will join us here to enroll people.”
in the healthkeep them well in the future and help them avoid the financial impacts of ness at a later time.”
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cCroken, Vice President of CorporatCommunications & Advocacy for nesis Health System, a partner l appointment,” said Michelwho is managing the Genesis health insurance navigators program. “They s and Despite lagging interest nationwide, it’s very important to “keep up the eople to catastrophic illCroken concluded, “With this center, eliminate the one last
Georganization of Enroll QC. “This retaicenter will fill a very important need community that our earlier will come to the group eventget the information, but really, they want to sit down and talk to you. Our ere from drumbeat” for helping penroll, Croken said.
we hope we can obstacle that might prevent people from getting the health insurance they ors are here to assist
in theenrollment attempts haven’t fulfilled.
Genesis and so many other appointments can take anywh45 minutes to an hour. We think the next two months will be very busy.”
“Relying on the Emergency Department as a primary source of care is ineffective and incredibly n’t
need. Our navigatanyone in finding what is the best and most affordable plan for them.”
“So far, good, hard-working community organizations have been providing t assistance, but they’ve
expensive for all of us. We ca
enrollmen’t obtain insurance by March 31, 2014?
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What if you donr a fine of 1 percent of your Not having insurance places you at greater risk. Even the safest andividuals often face at least one ill-timed health crisis at some point in along with having insurance under the are) can’t
In 2014, you will be subject to either a $95 fine oincome, whichever is greater. It will not be possible to purchase insurance s after March 31 in most cases. Those seeking to purchase 5’s open enrollment period, itheir lives. The benefits that comeAffordable Care Act ( like preventative care and access to primary c underestimated.
on the exchangeinsurance after that date will have to wait until 201which begins at the end of this year.
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