OFA-NJ Holds Action Events to Kick off The New Health Insurance Marketplaces

OFA is Getting Out the Facts About Obamacare During Entire 6-Month Enrollment Period Elizabeth, NJ – On October 1, OFA-NJ volunteers will kick-off the opening of the new health insurance marketplaces with action events in Elizabeth. While a group of Republicans in Congress are threatening to shut down the government, OFA volunteers are working to get the facts out to their neighbors and make sure Americans who need health care know that the health care marketplaces are open starting October 1st through next March.

WHO: OFA-NJ Volunteers and Local Obamacare Activists

WHAT: Grassroots Action Event on the First Day of the New Health Insurance Marketplaces

WHERE: Winfield Scott Plaza, Winfield Scott Place, between Elizabeth Avenue and East Jersey Street , Elizabeth, NJ

WHEN: Tuesday Oct. 1, 11:00 AM

Attached are examples of the informational literature OFA volunteers will be distributing to their neighbors.

Key Obamacare information below:

? The new health insurance marketplaces are resources for uninsured Americans and those who want to buy private insurance on their own. Those currently insured likely don't need to do anything and are already seeing better benefits. ? 6 in 10 uninsured Americans will be able to access health insurance plans for $100 or less per month in the marketplace. ? 95% of Americans live in states where average premiums in the marketplace will actually be lower than expected. ? Obamacare provides new protections and better benefits for all Americans with insurance, including: preventive care – things like annual check-ups, blood pressure screenings and mammograms – is free; insurance companies can no longer set lifetime limits on coverage; and young adults can stay on their parents’ plans until the age of 26. In addition to today’s events across the country, Organizing for Action plans to kick off the opening of the health insurance marketplaces with volunteer trainings scheduled during the first two weeks of October and then continue grassroots action events into the fall and spring. OFA volunteers will be trained to cut through misinformation, answer common questions about the law and guide their neighbors towards resources that will help them get affordable coverage if they need it. The six month enrollment period is a crucial time to make sure uninsured Americans have the facts that they need to sign up for affordable coverage for themselves and their families - many for the first time.

About Organizing For Action

Organizing for Action (OFA) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to advancing the policies that the American people voted for in 2012. In just seven months, more than 3.6 million volunteers have taken action through Organizing for Action. As a grassroots funded social advocacy group, OFA is committed to tipping the scales of power back to the American people instead of special interests in Washington. OFA is working to advance policies like job creation, strengthening the middle class, gun violence prevention, comprehensive immigration reform and measures combating climate change that a majority of the American people support. More information at www.barackobama.com