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Open house on Affordable Care Act at Kern Methodist on Saturday

Posted at 2:30 pm January 24, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Kern Memorial United Methodist Church is having a Saturday open house on the Affordable Care Act and options available to buy health insurance through the new Marketplace.

The open house is from 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday. The church and volunteers will make printed information available as well as computers to get online resources, and they will provide individual help.

The open house will include informational PowerPoint presentations, especially for those who have never had health insurance. Access to websites such as www.healthcare.gov, www.KFF.org, and www.valuepenguin.com will be provided. Paper registration forms for the ACA will be available, as well as the toll-free phone number for getting information and signing up. Light refreshments will be served.

Materials will be available in Spanish, and bilingual volunteers will be available to assist as needed.

The event is sponsored by United Methodist Women of Kern Memorial. For more information, call the church at (865) 483-5273, or visit www.kernchurch.org.

Kern Memorial United Methodist Church is at 451 E. Tennessee Ave. in Oak Ridge.

Filed Under: Churches, Community, Front Page News, Health Tagged With: ACA, Affordable Care Act, health insurance, HealthCare.gov, Kern Memorial United Methodist Church, KFF.org, Marketplace, open house, United Methodist Women of Kern Memorial

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