Episode 738 | Resources For Finding Health Insurance Coverage
As part of our show on March 21, we wanted to give viewers a list of contacts for our guests and resources on finding health insurance coverage before the enrollment period under the Affordable Care Act expires.
Our Guests:
James E. Tomé
HBW Insurance and Financial Services
Martin Hickey, MD
CEO, New Mexico Health Connections
Board member, New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange
Beverly Kloeppel, MD
UNM Student Health and Counseling
Help for UNM students who want to sign up.
Jake Foreman
UNM Outreach Coordinator – Video of outreach efforts at UNM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4TdtyYKbyY
Resources
Sign up at Healthcare.gov:
Find a qualified local insurance broker to walk you through the plans:
New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange
More resources from Health Action New Mexico:
- NM Health Insurance Consumer Assistance Program: 1-855-857-0972
- HealthCare.gov en Español: cuidadodesalud.gov
- Families USA: National health policy information & consumer resources
- Email Comments on Health Insurance Marketplace in NM to NM Office of Health Care Reform: exchange.comments@state.nm.us
- My Community NM – Community health & social services resources in New Mexico (English & Español). Website here
- New Mexico Public Regulation Commission Division of Insurance: Provides access for consumers to reliable insurance products which are underwritten by dependable and financially sound companies. Website or 1-888-427-5772.
- New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty – Works with low-income New Mexicans to improve living conditions, increase opportunities and protect the rights of people living in poverty. Website here
- Native American Professional Parent Resources, Inc. – Provides culturally sensitive and appropriate services to Native American families in Albuquerque and surrounding areas. Website or (505) 345-6289.
- Indian Health Service – The federal health program for American Indians and Alaska Natives. Provides access to interactive map that can be used to find IHS, Tribal or Urban Indian Health Program (UIHP) facilities located in New Mexico. Website here
- Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless – Provides primary health care services for the homeless at its freestanding medical clinic, 505-242-4644. Website, (505) 766-5197, or info@abqhch.org
- QuitDay.org: https://quitday.org/quit-smoking/
- American Lung Association: http://lung.org/