We hope that your 2014 is off to a happy and
healthy start! Here are a few important tips for using your new health insurance
coverage this year:
1.
Make sure to bring your new
insurance card if you need to see a doctor or get a prescription filled.
2.
If you need to see a doctor or
get a prescription filled before you get your insurance card, call your insurer
to make sure you have coverage and the information you need.
3.
You can call your insurer
directly. If you don’t have an insurance card, you can find this number on the
insurer’s website, by logging in to the Marketplace, or by calling the
Marketplace Call Center at 1-800-318-2596.
4.
Remember that your insurance card
is your ticket to your new coverage and services.
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.
