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ACA Enrollment Period Underway

The Affordable Care Act Marketplace is open for enrollment through February 15th.

James Goddard, Director of Healthcare Access Programs for Nebraska Appleseed, says individuals can go to healthcare.gov or seek local assistance in many communities to find out what health insurance options are available for them. 

Goddard says they can also see if they qualify for financial assistance to help pay for the cost of health care.

He says it’s too early to tell if there will be an increase in the number of people enrolling this year or not.

"In the second year of open enrollment you could see additional people learning about it because we’ve been through one cycle. People might actually be eligible for Medicaid as well and there is no open enrollment period with Medicaid.  You can enroll at any time.  So that’s another option for people to access health care.”

According to Department of Health and Human Services statistics, close to 43,000 Nebraskans purchased private plans through the Marketplace last year.  Nebraskans can find resources and information online at EnrollNebraska.org.