Enroll Today for Coverage Starting on New Year’s Day

If you want health insurance that starts on January 1, 2017, today’s the day to visit HealthCare.gov and enroll! Are you covered yet? If not, stop reading this blog post, and check out your options on HealthCare.gov now. I’ll wait until you’re done.
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Alright. Covered? Great.

Don’t wait to get covered – your health is too important. That’s why HHS is encouraging people to start the New Year with a healthy step forward. And that starts with getting covered.

If people sign up before the end of today, their coverage is guaranteed to start on New Year’s Day of 2017. Here are three things you need to know and share today.

1. First, financial help is available to make coverage more affordable. In fact, most current Marketplace consumers can buy a plan for $75 or less a month in premiums after tax credits. And nearly 85 percent of consumers shopping on the Marketplace are eligible for financial assistance.
2. Second, it’s easier to sign up in a number of ways.  For example, people can search for plans based on whether they cover a particular doctor or prescription. And we’ve made it easier than ever to shop on mobile devices.
3. Third, there are people available to help, in multiple languages. People can visit LocalHelp.HealthCare.gov to find a location with in-person help. Or they can speak with someone over the phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in English or in Spanish, at 1-800-318-2596.

So don’t wait. Tell your friends and family that affordable coverage could be just a few clicks away. Visit HealthCare.gov to see your options for affordable, quality coverage. Open Enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace goes until January 31, 2017.

And if coverage matters to you, like it does to so many Americans, use #CoverageMatters, to share your story.