Enrollments in the Affordable Care Act plan for 2019 have fallen significantly compared to previous years, and the groups called navigators that help with those enrollments believe it's because funding has been dramatically reduced.
"We don't have the people to provide the enrollment assistance nor to do the outreach and marketing to let people know what's happening," said Jodi Ray at the University of South Florida, who has overseen Florida’s largest navigator program since 2014.
That's true across the country. With just three weeks to go in most states*, there's a lot of work to be done to counteract the damage Trump continues to try to inflict. Please help get the word out. Free help for you or anyone you are helping is available. If you have questions about signing up or want to talk through your options with a trained professional, free help is just a quick call or click away. Call 1-800-318-2596, visit localhelp.healthcare.gov or make a one-on-one appointment now.
*Here are the states with extended deadlines for enrollment:
- California – January 15, 2019
- Colorado – January 15, 2019
- D.C. – January 31, 2019
- Massachusetts – January 23, 2019
- Minnesota – January 13, 2019
- New York – January 31, 2019
- Rhode Island – January 31, 2019
