VNA Health offers free help for marketplace, Medicaid enrollment
VNA Health offers free assistance for Health Insurance Marketplace and Medicaid Enrollment at various locations throughout the Fox Valley.
VNA Health Care's certified navigators can answer questions about who is eligible for the expanded Medicaid program, what is offered and how to get coverage on the Illinois Marketplace, and other benefits available. There is no charge for their assistance.
What to bring to enroll in benefits:
• Social Security numbers (or document numbers for legal immigrants). Note: noncitizens who do not qualify are able to apply for family members who meet the qualified noncitizen rules;
• Employer and income information for every member of your household who needs coverage (for example, from pay stubs or W-2 forms - wage and tax statements);
• Permanent resident card (even if you haven't lived in the U.S. for five years you can still purchase insurance through the Marketplace and you may be eligible for discounts and/or tax savings;
• 2013 tax return.
Visit www.vnahealth.com.
The upcoming enrollment sessions are:
• Wednesday, Dec. 17 to Friday, Dec. 19, and Tuesday, Dec. 23, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at DHS Family Community Resource Center, 361 W. Old Indian Trail in Aurora.
• Wednesday, Dec. 17, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Rush Copley Medical Center, 2000 Ogden Ave. in Aurora.
• Wednesdays, Dec. 17 and 31, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Thursday, Dec. 18, from 5:15 to 8 p.m. at Food for Greater Elgin, 1553 Commerce Drive in Elgin.
• Thursday, Dec. 18, and Wednesdays, Dec. 24 and 31, from 9 a.m. to noon at Community Crisis Center, 37 Geneva St. in Elgin.
• Thursday, Dec. 18, Monday, Dec. 29, and Tuesday, Dec. 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry, 1110 Jericho Road in Aurora.
• Thursday, Dec. 18, and Monday, Dec. 22 and 29, from 1:30 to 2 p.m. with the Kane County Department of Employment & Education at the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave. in Elgin.
• Thursday, Dec. 18, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave. in Elgin.
• Thursday, Dec. 18, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Countryside Food Pantry, 525 N. Main St. in Elburn.
• Friday, Dec. 19, and Tuesday, Dec. 23, from 10 a.m. to noon at Salvation Army Food Pantry, 1710 S. Seventh Ave. in St. Charles.
• Friday, Dec. 19, Tuesday, Dec. 23, and Friday, Dec. 26 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Presence Health, 1325 N. Highland Ave., building 1, Aurora.
• Friday, Dec. 19, from 3 to 6 p.m. at Boys and Girls Club of Elgin, 355 Dundee Ave. in Elgin.
• Saturday, Dec. 20, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Tuesday, Dec. 23, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Aurora Public Library, 1 E. Benton St.
• Tuesdays, Dec. 23 and 30, from noon to 5 p.m. at Centro de Informacion, 28 N. Grove Ave., Suite 200 in Elgin.