Enrollment deadline for Get Covered Illinois is Monday

Posted on December 11, 2014

An in-person counselor will be available at the McLean County Health Department on Monday to help people enroll in Get Covered Illinois. (Photo courtesy GoogleEarth)

By Eric Stock

BLOOMINGTON – While you are getting your Christmas shopping done, state health officials are encouraging Illinoisans to shop around the state's new health insurance marketplace.

Get Covered Illinois will have a counselor on hand at the McLean County Health Department in Bloomington on Monday, the final day to enroll or re-enroll to have insurance by Jan 1. Director of Outreach and Consumer Education Brian Gorman told WJBC's Scott Laughlin, even if you enrolled last year, you might be able to find a better deal.

"You may end up saving $5 or $10, each month of maybe the doctor or hospital in your plan had migrated," Gorman said. "There are changes from one year to the next."

The number of insurance plans has more than doubled from last year to more than 400.

Get Covered Illinois will have in-person assistance available on Monday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The open enrollment period for 2015 will run through Feb. 15.

More information is available at www.GetCoveredIllinois.gov or by calling (866) 311-1119.

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].

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