Call or visit:
— Health insurance marketplace hotline: 1-800-318-2596 for individuals or 1-800-706-7893 for small businesses.
— The official ACA site: www.healthcare.gov
— “Navigators” — federally designated ACA helpers — are available through Western Maine Community Action. Among the regional agencies acting as navigators statewide are:
* Aroostook County Action Program: 1-800-432-7881
* Kennebec Valley Community Action Program: 1-800-542-8227
* Midcoast Maine Community Action: 1-800-221-2221
* Penquis Community Action: 1-844-846-3691
* Opportunity Alliance: 1-877-429-6884
* Waldo Community Action Partners: 1-877-930-7351
* Washington Hancock Community Action: 1-800-828-7544
* York County Community Action: 1-800-965-5762
* Western Maine Community Action: 1-855-806-7333 or www.wmca.org
— Consumers for Affordable Health Care, Maine’s designated consumer assistance program under the ACA: 1-800-965-7476.
— Maine Bureau of Insurance: 1-800-300-5000 or www.maine.gov/pfr/insurance/ACA_Index.html.
— Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield: 1-866-406-0984 or www.anthem.com.
— Harvard Pilgrim Health Care: 1-855-354-4742 or www.harvardpilgrim.org.
— Maine Community Health Options: 1-855-624-6463 or www.maineoptions.org.
— Maine Health Access Foundation: www.enroll207.org.
— Maine Primary Care Association: http://mainehealthcenters.com/.
And check out:
— Kaiser Family Foundation’s subsidy calculator: www.kff.org/interactive/subsidy-calculator/.
— Maine Bureau of Insurance rate calculator: http://www.maine.gov/pfr/insurance/ACA/Price_compare/2015%20Calculator/familyRateCalc.html.
— Federal poverty level guide: http://www.aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/14poverty.cfm.
— Tax penalty calculator: http://taxpolicycenter.org/taxfacts/acacalculator.cfm.
— Free tax help in Maine: http://www.cashmaine.org/find.