Why Does Health Reform Matter for You?

If you’ve been worried about paying for health insurance, you may now be able to get help. Tax credits and monetary assistance will be available to eligible people to help pay for health insurance when they buy coverage using the new Health Insurance Marketplace. 

What’s a Copayment?

You might have heard the term “copayment” before. What is it? A copayment is the fixed amount you’re required to pay for a covered service at the time you get care.

Chicago (IL) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. is proud to partner with Be Covered, a grassroots organization dedicated to engage, educate, and enroll the uninsured.

In addition to providing a bilingual website, informational materials, and a text campaign, Be Covered Illinois has also launched a bilingual consumer education hotline: 1- 888-809-2796. Consumers can call this toll-free number Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CDT for more information about requirements of the new federal health care law.

·       To find out how the new healthcare law affects you, visit www.BeCoveredIllinois.org.

·       ‘Like’ Be Covered on Facebook: www.facebook.com/becovered.org

·       Follow Be Covered on Twitter: www.twitter.com/becovered

·       To receive alerts from the Be Covered Illinois campaign text 33633 with the word JOINIL for English updates or UNIRIL for Spanish updates.

7 Steps: Getting Ready to Buy Health Insurance

Looking for some helpful information on what you should think about as you prepare to buy Health Insurance? Here’s a new fact sheet with 7 important steps to help you get ready: http://bit.ly/1aNAlxV

What are Preventive Services?

Wondering about preventive services? They include screenings, check-ups and patient counseling to prevent or detect illnesses, disease or other health problems.

Chicago (IL) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. is proud to partner with Be Covered, a grassroots organization dedicated to engage, educate, and enroll the uninsured.

In addition to providing a bilingual website, informational materials, and a text campaign, Be Covered Illinois has also launched a bilingual consumer education hotline: 1- 888-809-2796. Consumers can call this toll-free number Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CDT for more information about requirements of the new federal health care law.

·       To find out how the new healthcare law affects you, visit www.BeCoveredIllinois.org.

·       ‘Like’ Be Covered on Facebook: www.facebook.com/becovered.org

·       Follow Be Covered on Twitter: www.twitter.com/becovered

·       To receive alerts from the Be Covered Illinois campaign text 33633 with the word JOINIL for English updates or UNIRIL for Spanish updates.