Where can I find the ACA Navigator?
Where can I find the ACA Navigator?
Consumers can go to healthcare.gov and click on the “Find Local Help” tab to get contact information for trained assisters and local insurance agents and brokers. They can also call the marketplace hotline (800-318-2596), which is available seven days a week, 24 hours a day.
How do I become a Masshealth Navigator?
We are here to help you enroll. To get in-person help, talk to a Certified Application Counselor or Navigator. To make an appointment, go to www.mahealthconnector.org/help-center. Click the “Find an Enrollment Assister” button. For questions or help, call us at 1-800-841-2900 (TTY: 1-800-497-4648).
What do ACA navigators do?
Navigators provide enrollees with unbiased information about the health insurance exchange and the health plans that are available. They can help applicants determine whether they qualify for subsidies or Medicaid, and assist with the enrollment process.
What is a navigator program?
The Navigator Program is federally mandated for all state health exchanges. Facilitate enrollment into Covered California Health Insurance Plans; Assist consumers with the Covered California eligible renewal process; and. Provide post enrollment outreach and support to Covered California eligible consumers.
How are health navigators paid?
Navigators must be paid out of the operational budget of the Marketplace, which in most states is funded by an assessment on premiums for health plans sold in the Marketplace.
Who can help me with Obamacare?
There are people trained and certified to help you understand your health coverage options and enroll in a plan in every state including:
- Marketplace assisters.
- Government agencies, such as State Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Offices.
How do you know if you qualify for MassHealth?
Basic requirements for coverage You live in Massachusetts and either intend to reside in Massachusetts, with or without a fixed address, or have entered Massachusetts with a job commitment or seeking employment.
What documents are needed to apply for MassHealth?
What you need
- Social Security numbers, if you have them, for every household member who is applying.
- Federal tax returns, if you file.
- Information about citizenship or national status or immigration status.
- Employer and income information for everyone in your household (for example, from paystubs or wage statements)
How are navigators in the marketplace funded?
Navigators are funded through federal grant funds and must complete comprehensive federal Navigator training, criminal background checks, and state training and registration (when applicable), prior to assisting consumers.
What is the difference between a navigator and a certified application counselor?
The goal of Navigators and non-Navigator assistance personnel is to provide information and services in a fair, accurate and impartial manner, while the goal of certified application counselors is to act in the best interest of the applicants they assist.
What is a benefit Navigator?
An individual or organization that’s trained and able to help consumers, small businesses, and their employees as they look for health coverage options through the Marketplace, including completing eligibility and enrollment forms. These individuals and organizations are required to be unbiased.
What are the requirements to become a health insurance navigator?
You must pass a test that consists of 100, or more, questions. Depending on the state and organization that you apply with, there may be specific educational requirements. You will have to undergo intense training about the health insurance industry and how to effectively use the marketplace.
Who are the navigators for the health insurance marketplace?
Navigators provide enrollment assistance to individuals, families, small businesses and their employees who would like help applying for health insurance through the Marketplace.
How to find a navigator in your County?
The Navigator directory is posted below. This document, which is sorted by county, includes details for Navigator assistance. Please call an agency for the dates and times when enrollment assistance is available. You can also search for a Navigator in this online directory.
Where do I go to apply for health insurance?
Apply for and enroll in Marketplace plans through the website of an approved enrollment partner, such as an insurance company or online health insurance seller. Use HealthCare.gov to apply online. If you’re new to HealthCare.gov, create an account. If you already have one, just log in.
What do I need to be a health care navigator?
Applicants should have expertise in eligibility and enrollment rules and procedures; the range of qualified health plan options and insurance affordability programs; the needs of underserved and vulnerable populations (such as rural populations and individuals with limited English proficiency); and privacy and security standards.
Navigators provide enrollment assistance to individuals, families, small businesses and their employees who would like help applying for health insurance through the Marketplace.
Where to apply for federal grants for navigators?
Applications are available now by visiting http://www.grants.gov/ and searching for CFDA number 93.750. The FOA provides detailed information on applicant eligibility requirements, a state listing of Federally-facilitated and State Partnership Marketplaces, award criteria and instructions for application submission.
The Navigator directory is posted below. This document, which is sorted by county, includes details for Navigator assistance. Please call an agency for the dates and times when enrollment assistance is available. You can also search for a Navigator in this online directory.