Free Tax Help in Washtenaw County!

by Maysa Redissi | Mar 28, 2025 | Marketplace / Healthcare.gov, Medicaid, Resources, Tax Help

Filing your own taxes can feel overwhelming and confusing. You’re not alone—many people need help figuring it all out. If you have health insurance through the HealthCare.gov/Marketplace (CuidadoDeSalud.gov for Spanish), and get help paying your monthly bill...

LGBTQ and enrolling at HealthCare.gov? Here’s what you need to know (and how to find help!)

by Anna Leavitt | Dec 6, 2023 | English, Marketplace / Healthcare.gov

We know headlines can be scary. Nothing has changed—the Affordable Care Act STILL protects all LGBTQ people from discrimination in health insurance and health care. New Marketplace/HealthCare.gov application questions are confidential and optional. The new sexual...

Open Enrollment 2023-24: Marketplace, Employer Insurance, Medicaid, and Medicare

by Anna Leavitt | Nov 8, 2023 | English, Marketplace / Healthcare.gov, Medicaid, Medicare, News

The Open Enrollment Period for the Marketplace (aka Obamacare, HealthCare.gov, ACA, healthcare exchange) is November 1, 2023 to January 16, 2024. The last day is usually January 15th every year, but was extended this year to account for the federal holiday on the...

Press Release: More Reasons than ever to Visit HealthCare.gov during Open Enrollment Nov 1 – Jan 16

by Anna Leavitt | Nov 1, 2023 | English, Marketplace / Healthcare.gov, Medicaid, News

Free local help is available to find affordable health insurance for 2024 For Immediate Release Contact:Anna Leavitt, Communications CoordinatorWashtenaw Health Project734-780-6526leavitta@washtenaw.org YPSILANTI, Mich., Nov. 1, 2023 – The Affordable Care Act (ACA)...

Special Enrollment Periods for Marketplace Healthcare.gov 2023-2024

by whproject | Sep 3, 2023 | Marketplace / Healthcare.gov

There are SPECIAL Special Enrollment Periods because of the end of the Public Health Emergency (PHE). Low-income SEP If your income is below 150% FPL, you do not need to qualify for any other Special Enrollment event to qualify for a SEP. If you lose Medicaid or CHIP,...

Marketplace New Low-income Special Enrollment Period

by whproject | Apr 22, 2023 | Marketplace / Healthcare.gov

There is a new special enrollment period (SEP) available starting in March 2022 that makes it easy for people with low income to enroll in a marketplace plan outside of open enrollment. What is an SEP? An SEP is a Special Enrollment Period. If you miss Open...