Free Health Insurance Sign-up Event for Lower Shore on Dec. 9

Nov 30, 2017 | Posted by Val Petsche | DelmarvaLife |

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SNOW HILL, Md.- The Lower Shore Health Insurance Assistance Program is hosting its Last Chance Health Connect event Saturday, Dec. 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at both the Ocean Pines Library in Berlin and the Wicomico Public Library in downtown Salisbury.

The event will provide free health insurance enrollment to the public, and will also feature dental insurance information.

Certified Navigators will be available to answer questions and help people work through the Maryland Health Connection application process. Maryland Health Connection is the state’s official health insurance marketplace for individuals, families, and small businesses.

Maryland Health Connection Open Enrollment is Nov. 1-Dec. 15 for coverage beginning Jan. 1, 2018.

For more information, call 855-445-5540 or visit The Lower Shore Health Insurance Assistance Program online.

The Lower Shore Health Insurance Assistance Program is administered through the Worcester County Health Department and funded by a grant through the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange. The program helps to educate, determine eligibility and enroll uninsured residents of Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counties into private health plans or Medicaid.