part of the Affordable Care Act, Maryland Health Connection, the state’s new
health insurance marketplace opened Oct. 1. Maryland Health Connection’s
mission is to help Marylanders to shop, compare and enroll in quality health
coverage.
The
Lower Shore Health Insurance Assistance Program, run by the Worcester County
Health Department, will provide Maryland Health Connection’s Lower Shore
consumer assistance. Peninsula Regional recently signed an agreement to aid the
Lower Shore Health Insurance Assistance Program by offering the use of PRMC’s
Wagner Wellness Van.
The
mobile health unit is used by Peninsula Regional for health screenings and is
equipped to offer maximum privacy for those wishing to enroll in insurance
coverage. Beginning in November, the Wagner Wellness Van will be out in the
community with staff from the Worcester County Health Department sharing
information about the health exchange and helping to enroll people in health
coverage.
The
Wagner Wellness Van stops for Maryland Health Connection will be held on:
Nov. 2 – Berlin
Home Depot, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Nov. 9 – North
Salisbury Walmart, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Nov. 16 – Berlin
Walmart, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Nov. 23 – Pocomoke
Walmart, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Nov. 30 –
Fruitland Walmart, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dec. 7 – Pocomoke
Walmart, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dec. 13 –Salisbury
Kmart, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dec. 14 – Berlin
Walmart, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dec. 21 Fruitland
Walmart, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dec. 28 – North
Salisbury Walmart, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Jan. 4 – Pocomoke
Walmart, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Jan. 11 –
Fruitland Walmart, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Jan. 18 – North
Salisbury Walmart, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
For more questions
regarding Maryland’s new health insurance marketplace, call Maryland Health
Connect at 1-855-642-8572. For information about other Wagner Wellness Van
appearances, call Peninsula Regional Medical Center Community Relations at
410-543-7139.