The Register Citizen (Torrington, CT)

Access Health CT holding enrollment fairs

- Staff reports

TORRINGTON — Access Health CT is holding two enrollment fairs in January to provide in-person help to shop, compare and enroll in quality health insurance plans. Enrollment fairs are one-day events in addition to Access Health CT’s five other enrollment locations and Navigator partner locations. Open Enrollment ends Jan. 15.

Both in-person enrollment fairs will be held from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the following locations:

Torrington: Saturday, Jan. 8 at Torrington Library, located at 12 Daycoeton Place

Hamden: Saturday, Jan. 15 at Whitneyvil­le Cultural Commons, located at 1253 Whitney Avenue

Locations will welcome customers by appointmen­t, with limited walk-in availabili­ty and strict safety protocols in place, including mask-wearing, hand sanitizing, temperatur­e checks, social distancing and a standard health questionna­ire.

Dates and times are subject to change. Each event has an online registrati­on. Secure an appointmen­t in advance by registerin­g online, as walk-in appointmen­ts will be based on availabili­ty. To book an appointmen­t, go to AccessHeal­thCT.com and select “Get Help,” and then choose the event and register by completing the form.

“We strive to make it as easy as possible to enroll in a quality, affordable health insurance plan,” said Chief Executive Officer of Access Health CT, James Michel. “Our enrollment specialist­s are on hand to offer free, expert help to Connecticu­t residents at all of our inperson enrollment fairs and enrollment locations.”

Access Health CT is the only place to qualify for financial help to lower health insurance costs. Some Connecticu­t residents may be eligible for free or low-cost coverage through HUSKY Health (Medicaid/Children’s Health Insurance Plan) and the new Covered Connecticu­t Program.

The 2022 annual Open Enrollment period began Nov. 1, and Connecticu­t residents can enroll or renew their health insurance plan until Jan. 15.

For free online help, residents may visit AccessHeal­thCT.com. Live chat is available by clicking the “live chat” icon to connect with a customer service representa­tive in real time. Live chat is available Monday – Friday from 8:15 a.m. to 7:45 p.m., and select Saturdays from 9:15 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Residents can work with a certified broker or enrollment specialist in their community. To find a certified broker or enrollment specialist, visit the Get Help page.

In addition, residents may visit any of Access Health CT’s enrollment locations or either of the Navigator partner locations.

Raymond Library, located at 840 Main St., East Hartford; Monday – Thursday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Ferguson Library, located at 1 Public Library Plaza, Stamford; Monday – Thursday, 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

CT Institute for Communitie­s (CIFC), located at 120 Main St., Danbury; Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Project Access New Haven,

located at 63 York St., New Haven; Monday – Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

• Community Renewal Team, located at 330 Market St., Hartford; Monday – Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Residents may also contact the call center at 855-8054325, 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday –

Friday from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. and select Saturdays from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

On Saturday, Jan. 15, the call center will be open Jan. 15 from 9 a.m. to midnight. Customers who are deaf or hearing impaired may use TTY at 1-855-789-2428 or call with a relay operator.

 ?? Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register ?? An Access Health CT staff member helps a resident enroll during a press conference at the grand opening of the Access Health CT enrollment center in 2013 at 55 Church St., New Haven. Access Health CT is holding two enrollment fairs in Torrington and Hamden this month.
Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register An Access Health CT staff member helps a resident enroll during a press conference at the grand opening of the Access Health CT enrollment center in 2013 at 55 Church St., New Haven. Access Health CT is holding two enrollment fairs in Torrington and Hamden this month.

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