Reminder: Open Enrollment for Health Insurance Ends January 31st

Open Enrollment for Health Insurance 

Ends January 31, 2017 

• Visit the Health Connector website to buy a commercial health plan and receive financial assistance if you qualify
• Information you will need before you start your application:
• Social Security numbers for all people who are applying (if they have one).
• Immigration documents for all non-U.S. citizens who are applying (if they have one).
• A copy of your federal tax return from last year. If you did not file taxes last year, or your income has changed since last year, have information about your current income ready (such as recent pay stubs or an unemployment award letter).
• Home address or mailing address (if applicable) for everyone in your household who needs insurance, unless they are homeless.
• If you are found eligible for coverage through the Health Connector and you plan to make a payment online, you will need your banking institution routing number and account number for either your checking or savings account (if you have a premium).
• If you are found eligible for coverage through the Health Connector and you plan to make a payment by mail or in-person, you will need a personal check or money order to make a payment for your first month’s premium (if you have one).
• If your employer offers health insurance, ask your employer these questions:
• Do any of the health plans that the employer offers meet the “minimum value” standard?
• What is the employee contribution to the lowest-cost health plan offered by your employer for an individual?
• How often?
• Weekly
• Every 2 weeks
• Twice a month
• Monthly

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Below is a list of trained and certified Enrollment Assisters in Worcester who can help you from the application through the enrollment into a new health insurance plan. Call ahead to make an appointment.

Health Connector Walk-in Center 146 Main Street Worcester, MA 01608 Family Health Center of Worcester 26 Queens Street Worcester, MA 01610 508-860-7700 Spectrum Health Systems 10 Mechanic Street, Suite 302 Worcester, MA 01608 Margaret Milani 508-752-2590 ext. 5341 Rebecca B. Asare, Independent Broker 340 Main Street Suite 511-512 Worcester, MA 01608 508-981-3318 Saint Vincent Hospital 123 Summer Street Worcester, MA 01608 508-363-5000 Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center 631 Lincoln Street Worcester, MA 01605 508-854-3260 Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center 19 Tacoma Street Worcester, MA 01605 1-800-853-2288 Trang Pharmacy Inc. 456 Park Avenue Worcester, MA 01610 508-799-7979

Community Healthlink 72 Jacques Avenue Worcester, MA 01610 508-373-7818 Community Healthlink Outpatient Clinic Thayer Building 12 Queen Street Worcester, MA 01610 508-860-1260 Community Healthlink 162 Chandler Street Worcester, MA 016107 74-312-2727 UMass Memorial Medical Center Memorial Campus 119 Belmont Street Worcester, MA 01605 508-334-1000 UMass Memorial Medical Center Hahnemann Campus 281 Lincoln Street Worcester, MA 01605 508-334-1000 UMass Memorial Medical Center 55 Lake Avenue North Worcester, MA 01605 508-334-1000

* information adapted from https://www.mahealthconnector.org/