Quality Affordable Health Insurance is Available to You!
Last August 2012, Mayor Vincent C. Gray established the DC Heath Benefit Exchange Authority to implement President Obama‘s new health care law. The bill, which is known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), was signed into law March 23, 2010 and as a result, thousands of Americans including District residents, small business owners, and their employees will soon have access to comprehensive, affordable health coverage. Many individuals and families will qualify for help paying for health insurance premiums.
As a national leader in fulfilling the promise of the health care law, the District of Columbia through its DC Health Benefit Exchange (HBX) is building a new online marketplace, called DC Health Link. DC Health Link is for District residents and small businesses to get the facts about their rights and benefits, shop for coverage, and compare options side-by-side before choosing the plan that best meets their needs and budgets. Residents will begin to enroll in the health plan of their choice on October 1, 2013, with coverage starting January 1, 2014.
To learn more about DC Health Link and the affordable, high-quality health insurance options offered as well as about the new Medicaid options, attend any of the DC Health Link Town Hall meetings. See list below:
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 (Ward 7)
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church
3000 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20020
Tuesday, July 16, 2013 (Ward 7)
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Deanwood Recreation Center
1350 49th Street, NE
Washington, DC 20019
Saturday, July 20, 2013 – Ward 5
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Turkey Thicket Recreation Center
1100 Michigan Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20017
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 (Ward 1)
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Columbia Heights Community Center
1480 Girard St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
Monday, July 29, 2013 (Ward 4)
6:30 pm- 8:30 pm
Takoma Educational Campus
7010 Piney Branch Road, NW
Washington, DC 20012
Thursday, July 25, 2013 (Ward 3)
6:30 pm- 8:30 pm
Friendship -Tenley Library
4450 Wisconsin Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20016
Saturday, July 20, 2013 (Ward 8)
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Savoy/Thurgood Marshall Gymnasium
2427 Martin Luther King Jr., Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20020
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 (Ward 6)
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Brent Elementary
301 North Carolina Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20003
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 (Ward 2)
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Foundry United Methodist Church
1500 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Thursday, August 8, 2013 (Ward 6)
6:30 pm – 8:30 m
Watha T. Daniel Library
1630 7th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Saturday, September 14, 2013 (Ward 8)
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Fort Stanton Recreation Center
1812 Erie Street, SE
Washington, DC 20020
Come out and join us! Experts will be available to share information and answer questions about the Affordable Care Act, the new online health insurance marketplace (DC Health Link) for individuals, families and small businesses and the new Medicaid options. For more information, please visit www.dchealthlink.com.
http://hbx.dc.gov/
Tell your neighbors and friends to mark their calendars and be there!