Taking a deeper dive: Health care Navigators seek the uninsured in Season 3

September 29, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

Public Health's enrollment team at Southcenter Mall during previous enrollment season

The first two years of helping uninsured people enroll in affordable health insurance will be hard to beat. In the first year alone, the number of uninsured adults (under age 65) dropped by 38 percent in King County. That’s four percent more than the rest of the state — and more than in all but one […]

Seattle/King County Clinic: Join a community of compassionate care

June 1, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

In Public Health, we’re trained to look for long-term solutions for health disparities. It’s some of our most important work, but that doesn’t mean that immediate health needs go away. Last year, I participated in the Seattle/King County Clinic, and like many volunteers, found that a close-up view of that need was incredibly powerful to […]

Enrollment deadline meets the tax-man, and how Public Health is helping meet the need

April 10, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

For anyone hoping to buy discounted health insurance through Washington Healthplanfinder, the extended enrollment period ends on April 17 — and that date is no coincidence. Many people are preparing to meet the April 15 IRS deadline for income tax returns, and some will suddenly discover they owe a tax penalty for having no health […]

King County hospitals join forces to improve the community’s health

April 3, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

By Marguerite Ro, Eva Wong, and Gloria Albetta, Assessment, Policy Development & Evaluation What are the health needs of our communities in King County? What community assets can be leveraged to improve health? These are the types of questions that King County hospitals are asking as part of their work to fulfill a new Affordable Care […]

Health insurance help at Northgate Mall and in South Park

January 22, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

For anyone with questions about getting health insurance, or worried about making the right choice — two enrollment events this weekend could help. And the timing is right. There’s less than one month left in the “open enrollment” period for Washington Healthplanfinder. The deadline is Feb. 15 to be able to purchase insurance with discounts […]

Special “watch/learn/do-it” insurance workshop – DIY or get personal help

December 3, 2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

Why do some people still not have health insurance, a year after the new system (Washington Healthplanfinder) launched? Our enrollment experts learned that a lot of people either get stuck on some small detail in the process – or they fear getting stuck, so they don’t even want to try the website. (Others simply don’t […]