Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment Resources for Social Workers

Nov 4, 2015

Courtesy of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Courtesy of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The National Association of Social Workers strongly supports the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which has brought affordable health care to millions more Americans.

Open enrollment has begun and will end on Jan. 31, 2016. The Health Insurance Marketplace is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Registration can be done online, by phone, or from trained navigators in your community:

Here are additional ACA resources social workers can share in their communities:

General Open Enrollment Resources

Population Specific Organizations and Resources

For more information contact National Association of Social Workers Senior Practice Associate Carrie Dorn at cdorn@naswdc.org.

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