Both meetings are
Thursday, Jan. 24 at:
· 10 a.m.-noon –
Providence Seaside Hospital, 725 S. Wahanna Rd., Seaside
· 5:30-7:30 p.m. –
Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial St., Astoria
Cover Oregon’s
mission is to improve the health of all Oregonians by providing health coverage
options, increasing access to information, and fostering quality and value in
the health care system. Cover Oregon – a component of the 2010 federal
Affordable Care Act – will offer
individuals, families and small employers a new way to shop and apply for health
coverage starting Oct. 1, 2013. Oregonians will be able to search by price,
carrier or services offered on one website. Cover Oregon will be the only place
Oregonians can compare health coverage options from various carriers
apples-to-apples and access financial assistance to help pay for
coverage.
“We look forward to
meeting the North Coast communities to provide information about the changes
coming in health insurance and to find out what we can do to make Cover Oregon
work best for their needs,” said Liz Baxter, chair of the Cover Oregon Board of
Directors.
Enrollment in Cover
Oregon is scheduled to begin Oct. 1, and coverage starts Jan. 1, 2014. Initially
Cover Oregon will be available to those who buy individual coverage and
employers with fewer than 50 employees, but it will expand to employers with up
to 100 employees in 2016.
For more information
contact Cover Oregon at (503) 373-9424, email info@coveroregon.com or call the Clatsop
County Public Health Department at (503) 338-3752.
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