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Signing up for ACA (Obamacare) before March 31st!

David Posnett — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 04:41:12 +0000

If you are in the East Hampton, NY, area, you can walk in to the East Hampton Health Care Foundation at 200 Pantigo Place this Friday March 21st. Professional insurance enrollers will help you sign up on line. They do this every day and they are experts. They are fluent in Spanish and English. For more info see my prior posts. There is also a post on your costs for ACA medical insurance.

Need help to sign up for Obamacare?

David Posnett — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 15:01:35 +0000

If you are anywhere near East Hampton on the Southfork this is a great place:

East Hampton Health Care Center

for appointments with an “enroller” on Mon and Fri call

Julia Fuentes 631 294 2921
Nancy Moraga Martinez 631 291 5077

for appointments with an “enroller” on Tues and Thu call

Vicki Duran 516 315 1021

All enrollers are fluent in English and Spanish. You can sign up your family within less than 1 hour. It is person to person and you don’t need to have computer skills.

Enrollment Coordinator Speaks About ACA (Obamacare)

David Posnett — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 15:33:53 +0000

Liz Munsky is a Long Island based ACA enrollment coordinator. She is giving a FREE presentation on how to sign up hassle free for health care (ACA, Obamacare). So if you need help this is FOR YOU!

Tuesday Jan 14, 2014 12:30 PM-2:00 PM

Jewish Center of the Hamptons
44 Woods Lane, East Hampton, NY 11937
East Hampton

Flyers with Useful Info (in English or Spanish)

David Posnett — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 16:28:38 +0000

You can print them and post them anywhere. On the bulletin board at your job, community center, church, health store, workout center/club, any place you frequent…

ACA Flyer wNYinfo[2]

ACA Flyer wNYinfoSPAN[2]

More Testimonials Regarding Signing up for ACA (Obamacare)

David Posnett — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 01:41:52 +0000

I spoke to Alice who told me of the existence of “navigators”, live people who are available throughout the country to talk or meet with subscribers. I found one in my area (Suffolk county), who walked me through the various options and gave me some real advice and suggestions. So I signed up for a multi-state PPO with only a $1,500 deductible for $70 a month after my credits! The plan pays at least 50% of medications and doctors visits before the deductible is met. Of course, without knowing about these navigators I would still be floundering – I was originally looking at a $6,000 deductible plan for $50 per month. So for an additional $20, I got a much lower deductible and pretty much the same benefits and for a 26 year old that is perfect!

We need to get the word out about navigators. They really can make all the difference to a successful sign-up or not.

Sam

How an Insurance Agent, Broker or Navigator Can Help You Sign Up for Obamacare

David Posnett — Sun, 29 Dec 2013 21:33:04 +0000

Here is more helpful stuff on agents, brokers and navigators! They can make the process easier by

determining whether you qualify for subsidies
helping you compare plan prices and coverage details, while explaining any complicated features or terms
recommending plans that would be best for you (government assisters, on the other hand, are not permitted to suggest specific plans), and
walking you through the application process

Visit this site to read more.

Online chat. To chat with a support representative, go to “Get Help” on the NY State of Health home page and click Chat With Us.

Telephone support. The toll-free number for NY State of Health is 855-355-5777. If you are hearing impaired, please call the TTY line: 800-662-1220.

For a list of Suffolk county approved navigators, see below:

Suffolk County: Navigator Agency Site Locations (Subject to change, please call agency to confirm.)

(631) 656-9783

Our Lady Of Grace Parish Outreach

666 Albin Avenue

West Babylon

English & Spanish

(631) 656-9783

Southside Hospital

1st Floor Ambulatory Surgery, 301 Main Street

Bay Shore

English & Spanish

(631) 656-9783

South Country Library

22 Station Road

Bellport

English & Spanish

(631) 231-2220

Make the Road New York- Long Island

1090 Suffolk Avenue

Brentwood

English & Spanish

Community Service Society of New York

(631) 231-2220

Brentwood Library

34 2nd Avenue

Brentwood

English & Spanish

Community Service Society of New York

Make the Road New York

(631) 656-9783

Brentwood Library – Conference Room 2

34 Second Avenue

Brentwood

English & Spanish

(631) 656-9783

Middle Country Public Library (Centereach Building)

101 Eastwood Boulevard

Centereach

Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council

(631) 656-9783

Copiague Library

50 Deauville Boulevard

Copiague

Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council

(631) 656-9783

The Elsie Owen Health Center at Coram

82 Middle Country Road

Coram

English & Spanish

Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council

(631) 656-9783

Dolan Family Health Center

284 Pulaski Road

Greenlawn

English & Spanish

Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council

(631) 656-9783

Huntington Hospital

270 Park Avenur

Huntington

English & Spanish

Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council

(631) 656-9783

Lindenhurst Memorial Library

One Lee Avenur

Lindenhurst

English & Spanish

Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council

(631) 231-2220

Planned Parenthood

450 Waverly Avenue

Patchogue

English & Spanish

Community Service Society of New York

Make the Road New York

(631) 656-9783

Brookhaven Memorial Hospital

101 Hospital Drive

Patchogue

English & Spanish

Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council

(631) 656-9783

South Brookhaven Family Health Center

365 East Main Street

Patchogue

English & Spanish

Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council

(631) 656-9783

St. Charles Hospital

Front Desk

Port Jefferson

English & Spanish

Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council

(631) 656-9783

JT Mather Memorial Hospital

75 North Country Road, Conference Room 3

Port Jefferson

English & Spanish

Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council

(631) 656-9783

Middle Country Public Library (Selden Building)

575 Middle Country Road

Selden

English & Spanish

Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council

(631) 656-9783

St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center – Admitting Office

50 Route 25A

Smithtown

English & Spanish

Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council

(631) 656-9783

Stony Brook University Hospital

Level 4 Admitting

Stony Brook

English & Spanish

Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council

(631) 231-2220

Planned Parenthood

180 Sunrise Highway

West Islip

English & Spanish

Community Service Society of New York

(631) 656-9783

Good Samaritan Hospital

1000 Montauk Hwy, Admitting Office

West Islip

English & Spanish

Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council

(631) 231-2220

Planned Parenthood

550 East Main Street Suite 100

Riverhead

English & Spanish

Community Service Society of New York

Make the Road New York

(631) 656-9783

Riverhead Library – Children’s Program Room

330 Court Street

Riverhead

English & Spanish

Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council

(631) 656-9783

Eastern Long Island Hospital

201 Manor Place

Greenport

English & Spanish

Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council

(631) 656-9783

Mastic-Moriches-Shirley Community Library

407 William Floyd Parkway

Shirley

English & Spanish

Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council

(631) 656-9783

Southampton Hospital

240 Meeting House Lane

Southampton

English & Spanish

Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council

Testimonials from Suffolk county: It is not all bad!

David Posnett — Sun, 29 Dec 2013 05:10:23 +0000

I signed up through the NY state website. It was the easiest thing I’ve ever done in this realm. Particularly, as an independent contractor — In the past, I’d tried several times to navigate their labyrinthian website — finally giving up as I was asked to produce more and more paperwork. In this new incarnation, as a self employed person — I went to the Individuals section, and then it asked me to fill in what my expected income was, my deductions and it did the calculations for me. The site immediately told me what I was eligible for and then asked me to choose a plan — I was able to see which plan my doctor accepted (by going to my doctor’s site)….you also have the option to change the plan within 90 days or if not within that time frame then after a year you can opt for another plan. It was so easy and stress free I couldn’t believe it. I am so pleased, I am encouraging others to follow suit. Caterina.

I signed up by PHONE and it was easy and painless, though I think the “hold time” to talk to someone may have increased. I got what I believe is a good plan at an amazingly good rate as my income is low enough to qualify for the subsidy. It took about a half hour. They are available 24/7. Marketplace 800 318-2596. Robin.

I did finally get a BC/BS policy for a few dollars more than my old lousy Oxford policy. This one now has no deductible and covers a lot more services. An agent (paid by the state) helped me sort through it, since finding participating providers is the huge time consuming part. I have a confirmation number for the new policy but I have not yet been contacted by BC/BS to pay, so…come January 1st I do not think any doctors will see me without insurance verification or policy number… I will call them on Monday and see what needs to be done. By the way, the agent I used was Steven Schiller, Financial Representative, Group Sales
Tel 516-677-5031 • Fax 516-677-6894 Woodbury , New York 11797.
sschiller@glic.com. He gets one set up and confirmed but then payments and activation is between the insurance company and the insured. Jim

Time to Review the ACA

David Posnett — Sun, 22 Dec 2013 17:31:49 +0000

The ACA (Obamacare) is getting a bad rap these days because of the flawed roll out of the website and the fact that a small percentage of current policy holders have had their insurances cancelled supposedly because they don’t measure up to the standards now required under the ACA. There is a lot happening right now. Tomorrow is a deadline for signing up if you want coverage to start on Jan 1st 2014.

Here is a review of what we have so far:

1) Young adults can stay on their parents’ insurance until age 29 (in NYS) whereas it was 22 before the ACA
2) Seniors who have Part D Medicare coverage (prescription drug plan) pay less for co-pays and deductibles since ACA was passed. (Closing the donut hole.)
3) Insurance companies are now required to direct 80% of their premium revenue to medical care. Before, some companies spent as little as 60% with 40% directed to salaries, advertisement and other admin costs.)

There is more and I promise to post regularly. Most of all I want to help those of us who are struggling to sign up for what ever reason.

David