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A couple of years ago, a group of individuals started the ACA Signup Project. I have helped out at Suzie Health Solutions and have been teaching and enrolling people in healthcare since 2013. There was a great concern that the incoming President would slash funds for the outreach and attempt to sabotage the Affordable Care Act which he campaigned against. Yes, he promised to "Repeal Obamacare from Day 1". Well it is still here and we are always looking forward to more friends joining the outreach effort. Here are some tools that will help.

We have made huge improvements
In Washington State we have made some huge gains and we are working on making more. We are up to one in four people receiving their healthcare from the Washington Healthplanfinder. It is open year round for enrollment of people that are at 138% of poverty or affiliated with a Native American Tribe. Some of the rural counties of Eastern Washington, we are over 40% using the Healthplanfinder! You are also eligible for documented reasons such as losing coverage from work, changing addresses and your plan no longer covers you, etc. After seven years of enrollments, we literally tell everyone to enroll now and see what the results are. Healthcare is complicated and the results often surprise the applicant.


Open Enrollment is November 1st through December 15th!

Even if you are an expert in healthcare, get someone to double check your plan. Healthcare is complicated. There are two groups out there assisting people. Navigators and Brokers. 

Navigators are paid an hourly rate by corporations to enroll people. The last that we checked, the company's that pay Navigator's  income are paid by the number of plans that they manage with a bonus on how many they enroll during open enrollment. They will often be attached to health providers and their billing departments. They are not licensed and can not recommend health plans.
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Brokers can be paid by companies that they are affiliated with and can charge a fee. Brokers are the small business service component of healthcare. Unlike Navigators, the brokers are not compensated using tax dollars and the Washington Healthplanfinder. This is one of the primary reasons why the State Auditor's office recommended increasing the use of Brokers.  Not all insurance companies will have commissions through a year and some such as Apple Health do not compensate at all. In order to keep Broker's doors open, most offer additional products and some charge fees. Some states have started requiring commissions on every plan from their health exchanges to encourage broker participation and places for people to receive help.     

The Healthplanfinder put together Enrollment Centers four years ago to improve outreach and customer satisfaction. Suzie Health Solutions has achieved that contract for three years. These Enrollment Centers are spread across the state. They are easy accessible spaces with Wi-fi. The staff have to go through additional background checks and extra security measures are put into place for personal data.  A person can walk in and get help with out being charged a fee! Here is the list:

Broker Affiliated Enrollment Centers

In front of Suzie Health Solutions

Wenatchee
Suzie Health Insurance
1630 N. Wenatchee Avenue, Ste. 18, Wenatchee, WA 98801
1-509-293-9051
Schedule an appointment
info@wahbroker.org

Vancouver
Applied Team Insurance
7720 NE Vancouver Mall Drive, Ste. 110, Vancouver, WA 98662
1-360-726-6092
marlena@appliedteamins.com
rachel@appliedteamins.com
Tacoma
FND Insurance & Financial Services, LLC
2405 N. Pearl Street, Ste. 2, Tacoma, WA 98406
1-253-302-5579
Schedule an appointment
teamfnd@fndinsurance.com
Seattle
Financial Designs
2723 California Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98116
1-425-392-7390
carol_mcclure@att.net
Olympia
GHB Insurance
556 Lilly Road SE, Olympia, WA 98501
1-360-943-4500
ron@ghbinsurance.com
Kennewick
The Advisor Benefits Group
5101 W. Clearwater Avenue, Ste. 100, Kennewick, WA 99336
1-509-582-3074
kevin@advisorbenefits.com
EverettHealth Insurance Solutions NW, LLC
7100 Evergreen Way Ste F, Everett, WA 98203
1-425-252-5105
neil@his-nw.com
Bellingham
Rice Insurance
1400 Broadway Street, Bellingham, WA 98225
1-360-734-1161
keith@riceinsurance.com
Look for Free Assistance

Navigator Organization Enrollment Centers

Federal Way
Public Health Seattle & King County
1640 S 318th Pl., Federal Way, WA 98003
1-800-756-5437
daphne.pie@kingcounty.gov
Spokane
Better Health Together Enrollment Center
1209 W 1st Avenue, Spokane, WA 99201
1-509-381-5573
alicyn@betterhealthtogether.org
Yakima
Yakima Neighborhood Health Services
610 Yakima East Avenue, Yakima, WA 98901
1-509-853-2377
rhonda.hauff@ynhs.org
Sandra.velasquez@ynhs.org
We recommend always selecting a no charge broker as it builds out the network and provides a community resource. It also gets you access to additional products if you choose to fill in coverage gaps. Spend the 1 minute to select a broker of record. Here is the simple instructions on how I selected mine. 


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