The Get Covered project is also providing additional support to select NFPRHA members in five of the cities/regions identified as priority areas for outreach and enrollment by the Obama Administration. Member sites in Chicago, Dallas, Northern New Jersey, Philadelphia and Saint Louis have received grant support and in some cases support from temporary NFPRHA field staff to reinforce their current outreach and enrollment activities.
Get Covered Family Planning activities will continue throughout 2014. While the initial open enrollment period for insurance plans offered through the commercial insurance marketplaces ends on March 31, 2014, and the second open enrollment period opens in late 2014, Medicaid enrollment is open year round. Most states have a substantial number of residents who are eligible for Medicaid but are not currently enrolled in the program.
Outreach and enrollment efforts are important because they help the uninsured gain access to sexual and reproductive health services; help publicly funded providers free up funds that can be used to subsidize services or improve their infrastructure; and help providers establish a patient/provider relationship that will aid the long-term health of the safety net while improving health outcomes.
For more information about the Get Covered: Family Planning project, contact Nancy Clack at nclack@nfprha.org or (202) xxx-xxxx.