The Affordable Care Act’s online health insurance marketplaces launched across the country on Tuesday. Each state is required to have a marketplace as part of the ACA. The sites are where people can shop for a health insurance plan and figure out if they qualify for a subsidy to help pay for it. Under the health care law, nearly everyone in the country is required to have health insurance starting Jan. 1. Today’s guests are here to answer questions about how to sign up for coverage.
HOST: Lori Townsend
GUESTS:
- Joshua Weinstein, Benefits Consultant, Enroll Alaska
- Valerie Davidson, Senior Director of Intergovernmental and Legal Affairs, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
- Sue Brogan, Vice President of Income and Health, United Way of Anchorage
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Lori Townsend is the chief editor, senior vice president of journalism and senior host for Alaska Public Media. You can send her news tips and program ideas for Talk of Alaska and Alaska Insight at ltownsend@alaskapublic.org or call 907-550-8452. Read more about Lori here.
