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Got health insurance? If not, attend a weekly enrollment event

If your family still hasn’t selected health insurance for 2016, don’t despair.

HISD’s Health and Medical Services Department, in partnership with the City of Houston Health and Human Services Department and the Health Insurance Marketplace SRA, will be hosting events every weekend throughout the month of January in an effort to help families meet the requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and enroll in the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)/Children’s Medicaid.

The events will be held in different areas of the city at various Multi–Service Centers, and navigators will be on-site for application assistance.

The next event will take place on Friday, Jan. 22, at the Hiram Clarke Multi-Service Center (3810 W. Fuqua, 77045) from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. Please see the attached flyer (.pdf) for details and additional dates.

Parents: Get kids enrolled in health insurance now

The month of November is the time that many U.S. workers select their families’ health insurance benefits for the coming year — and parents of HISD students are no exception.

The Open Enrollment period for 2016 coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) runs from Nov. 1, 2015, through Jan. 31, 2016, but did you know that eight out of every ten people who enrolled in health coverage plans through HealthCare.gov qualified for financial help to make their monthly premiums more affordable?

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