‘Super Saturday’ event offers help with health insurance enrollment before deadline
Published 2:16 pm Thursday, February 20, 2014
TACOMA, Wash. – Gotten your health insurance? In partnership with its In-Person Assisters, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department is sponsoring an enrollment event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, March 1 at 12 locations countywide. Open enrollment continues through March, 31.
Through Feb. 11, 367,000 Washington residents have already enrolled in health insurance through the state’s online exchange, the Washington Healthplanfinder. In-Person Assisters will answer questions and help you enroll at these locations at Super Saturday:
South Sound Outreach
1106 Martin Luther King Jr Way
Community Health Care
East Tanbara Health Center
1708 E 44th Street
Lakewood Clinic
10510 Gravelly Lake Dr. SW
Planned Parenthood (Puyallup)
702 30th Ave. SW
Sea Mar Community Health Care
2121 S 19th St.
Sea Mar Community Health Care (Puyallup)
10217 125th St. Court E
Asia Pacific Cultural Center
4851 South Tacoma Way
Tillicum Library
4916 Washington Ave SW
Pierce County Fire District 16 (Key Pen)
8911 Key Peninsula Hwy N
Lakebay, WA 98349
Korean Women’s Association
123 East 96th St.
Brown Tones Productions/HELP
Oasis of Hope
1937 S. G St
Eatonville Family Agency
305 W. Center St.
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department organized the “Super Saturday” event with the support of the participating organizations. The Health Department is one of 10 lead organizations that the Washington Health Benefits Exchange selected to train and certify local in-person assisters. Through various community agencies, Pierce County residents can get one-on-one enrollment support.
To date, over 20,000 low-income Pierce County adults are newly covered from Medicaid expansion. Those who are eligible for Medicaid can enroll any time.
For more information on getting health insurance, visit www.tpchd.org/healthcarereform.
About Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department: Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department’s mission is to safeguard and enhance the health of the communities of Pierce County. As part of this effort, the Health Department tackles known and emerging health risks through policy, programs, and treatment in order to protect public health. Learn more at www.tpchd.org.
