[BarryRX]

Does anyone know of any local resources that can help me signing my wife up for the Affordable Health Care Act? Our COBRA benefits run out in June. It doesn't affect me because I go on Medicare in April, but my wife needs coverage for another year.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by BarryRX

Does anyone know of any local resources that can help me signing my wife up for the Affordable Health Care Act? Our COBRA benefits run out in June. It doesn't affect me because I go on Medicare in April, but my wife needs coverage for another year.

‘Navigator’ helping residents understand new health care law | WellFlorida

[BarryRX]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

‘Navigator’ helping residents understand new health care law | WellFlorida

According to that article, she is the only qualified person to help 65,000 people in the county.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by BarryRX

According to that article, she is the only qualified person to help 65,000 people in the county.

I did not do a complete search of all possible opportunities for you to sign up. I also did not read the complete article that I linked to. I thought you might find a phone number for someone to help you in Sumter County.
You might have to do a search on your own.

[janmcn]

Originally Posted by BarryRX

Does anyone know of any local resources that can help me signing my wife up for the Affordable Health Care Act? Our COBRA benefits run out in June. It doesn't affect me because I go on Medicare in April, but my wife needs coverage for another year.

Have you tried signing up at the healthcare.gov website? They were having sign-up meetings at one of the rec centers, according to The Villages on-line news, but they are not listed in today's paper.

[shcisamax]

My two 21 year olds lost their fabulous policy and I went on that website...for about 50 hours and a ridiculous amount of phone calls which were useless because even the supervisor of the supervisors gave me wrong information. I will not rehash the entire expanded event but it was blind leading the blind. I tried to call a navigator to no avail. I finally found policies through their colleges. I will commit suicide before I go back on that site. You might just bite the bullet and call a regular insurance company because I doubt you will find it less through the ACA.

[BarryRX]

Thanks all. I think I found a community health center in Leesburg that has folks who can help.

[Indydealmaker]

I would be very careful to whom I gave my personal information. At least when you are dealing with a licensed insurance professional there is the expectation of confidentiality. With these "Navigators", who the hell knows?

Call Wayne Tutt at Blue Cross. He will help.
Wayne Tutt �
WTutt@MidFloridaBCBS.com
352-259-0666 x2503

[Chi-Town]

Blue Cross will take you through the whole process. It's amazing how simple it is including determining the right option.

[billethkid]

Originally Posted by shcisamax

My two 21 year olds lost their fabulous policy and I went on that website...for about 50 hours and a ridiculous amount of phone calls which were useless because even the supervisor of the supervisors gave me wrong information. I will not rehash the entire expanded event but it was blind leading the blind. I tried to call a navigator to no avail. I finally found policies through their colleges. I will commit suicide before I go back on that site. You might just bite the bullet and call a regular insurance company because I doubt you will find it less through the ACA.

My daughter spent well over 50 hours and made no progress what so ever. She wound up with a better policy than she had by going to private insurers. The private insurers said weren't too worried about reduced premiums AND picking up previous conditions because it would eventually get taken care of by the government when they start to go broke!!!

It's only the beginning