Tag Archives: Affordable Care Act

ACA Open Enrollment: Find the Right Health Plan for You and Your Family in 2025

With the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Open Enrollment period having begun November 1, now is the time to sign up for quality, affordable health coverage for yourself and your family for 2025. Legacy Community Health believes that healthcare is a right, and that’s why we are committed to guiding you through the ACA enrollment process. …

SIX DAYS LEFT: Are you enrolled for 2020 ACA coverage?

Enrollment for 2020 runs from November 1, 2019 until December 15, 2019. By Barrett White   Are you one of the millions of Americans to access health care through the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare? The marketplace enrollment began on November 1 and will work like it has in previous years. The …

One Month Left: Are you enrolled for Obamacare 2020?

Enrollment for 2020 runs from November 1, 2019 until December 15, 2019. By Barrett White   Have you enrolled for health insurance made possible by the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare? The marketplace enrollment began on November 1 and will work like it has in previous years. The period will be 45 days, …

The Texas Legislature is now open for official business

Legacy Community Health Policy Agenda

By Barrett White   Both inside and outside the halls of government, Legacy’s public affairs practice moves public policy at the state and federal levels to improve the lives of the patients and communities we serve. Today marks the beginning of the 86th Texas legislature—this session, Legacy will be tackling topics at the state and …

Have You Enrolled in Marketplace Insurance for 2019? Deadline is tomorrow (Saturday)

By Barrett White Have you signed up for health insurance for 2019 through the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) yet? December 15 is the last day to enroll in a health care plan on the marketplace.   Marketplace insurance is for those who don’t already have insurance through their employer, Medicaid, Medicare, or the Children’s Health …

Millennials Are Ditching the Primary Care Doctor

By Barrett White Millennials, the generation born roughly between the late 1980s and new millennia, are not kids anymore. As young adults however, a trend has emerged among them suggesting that many millennials without a chronic condition are opting not to stick with their family’s primary care physician. Every generation has evaded primary care in …

Legacy Community Health Kicks Off ACA Enrollment Campaign

Legacy Community Health, the largest community health center in Texas, is launching a radio and digital advertising campaign to enroll Houstonians into the health insurance marketplace established under the Affordable Care Act. Enrollment begins November 1 and runs through December 15. Plans, which can now be previewed at healthcare.gov, begin in January 2019. “It’s inevitable …

Obamacare Enrollment for 2019 is approaching: What’s changed and what’s new

By Barrett White Are you ready to sign up for health insurance made possible by the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare? The marketplace enrollment begins on November 1 and will work like it has in previous years. The period will be 45 days, leaving you with little time to decide on your healthcare …

Where Things Stand on Obamacare (AKA the Affordable Care Act)

By Barrett White   This isn’t the first time the state of Texas has sued the federal government in its opposition to the Affordable Care Act. But this time Texas Republicans may actually have the advantage needed to take Obamacare down. The Lay of the Land: Texas filed the suit earlier this year, arguing the …