Lancaster General Health offers free ACA
enrollment assistance
Open
enrollment runs from Nov. 1 through Dec. 15
LANCASTER, Pa. –
Lancaster General Health offers free assistance to community members that
enroll in the Health Insurance Marketplace.
Whether applying for health insurance for the rest of
2017 with a Special
Enrollment Period or preparing to apply for a 2018 plan starting
November 1, 2017, community members can get help enrolling in Marketplace
health insurance.
Members of the community have options when contacting LG
Health for enrollment assistance:
- In
person: Patients can schedule an appointment with a trained Change
Healthcare representative by calling them directly at 717-544-6700, or by
contacting Customer Service at 717-544-4953 or Financial Assistance at
717-544-1957
- Online: LG Health’s website by visiting the Health
Insurance Marketplace Assistance
page
Pennsylvania
residents in need of health insurance can enroll for a plan through the federal
Marketplace from November 1, 2017 through December 15, 2017.
Individuals
may apply online at healthcare.gov, by toll-free phone at 1-800-318-2596, or by
mail with a paper application.
About Lancaster General Health/Penn Medicine
Lancaster General Health/Penn Medicine (LG Health/Penn
Medicine), a member of the University of Pennsylvania Health System (Penn
Medicine), is a 631-licensed bed not-for-profit health system with a
comprehensive network of care encompassing Lancaster General Hospital (LGH),
Women & Babies Hospital and the Lancaster Rehabilitation Hospital (in
partnership with Kindred Healthcare). Its membership in Penn Medicine brings
together the strengths of a world-renowned, not-for-profit academic medical
center and a nationally recognized, not-for-profit community healthcare system.
Outpatient services are provided at Downtown and Suburban
pavilions, along with additional outpatient centers and Express and Urgent Care
locations throughout the region. Lancaster General Health Physicians is a
network of more than 300 primary-care and specialty physicians, at more than 40
offices throughout the region.
Designated four times as a Magnet hospital for nursing
excellence, LGH has been recognized regionally and nationally for clinical
excellence and patient safety; and ranked by U.S. News & World Report
as Pennsylvania’s sixth best hospital in 2017-18.
