If you subscribe to our newsletter, you may recall earlier this month reading about open enrollment for individual health insurance through the Health Insurance Marketplace. We encouraged you to start doing your research now so that you’re ready to choose your 2023 plan as soon as open enrollment starts on November 1. In this Health…
Did you know you can get help with enrolling in individual health insurance and seeing if you’re eligible for cheap or free health insurance? One easy way to find free assistance near you is to visit the local help page of Healthcare.gov and enter your city or zip code. This is a safer bet than…
Tracking down vaccination and immunization records is easier now than ever. In the past, if parents didn’t keep a hard copy of a child’s vaccines, there was very little an adult could do to recover those records. Now, many states have secure and confidential immunization registries. They even store records from multiple sources — schools,…
Community health centers (CHCs) are the largest and most successful primary care system in the country. Serving 1 in 11 people in America, CHCs play a vital role in the healthcare safety net. They provide medical, dental, behavioral health services, and more, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. CHCs are also called Federally…