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he health insurance is afordable,

and the information and assistance to sign up is free.

As part of national health care reform, all Americans will be required to have health insurance beginning

January 1, 2014, or risk a tax penalty. he goal is to make coverage more accessible and afordable for those
who do not currently have health insurance or have limited coverage.

— Montana Health Insurance Marketplace Enrollment Fairs —

Free and Open to the Public

Providence St. Patrick Hospital
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center

Broadway Building Conference Center—Missoula
Main Lobby—Polson

Saturdays, November 23 and December 7, 9 AM – 2 PM
Saturdays, November 9 and December 14, 9 AM – 2 PM

• If you already have health insurance coverage through your employer, Medicare or Medicaid, you don’t have to change

anything in 2014.

• General overview of the Montana Health Insurance Marketplace and how to choose and use healthcare insurance every half hour.

• Representatives from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana, PaciicSource and the Montana Health CO-OP and Certiied

Application Counselors will be there to educate and help you to enroll in the plan that is right for you.

• To enroll for insurance at the fair, you’ll need to provide the following information about you and your household:

Social Security Numbers (or document numbers for legal immigrants).

Employer and income information for every member of your household who needs coverage (for example, from

pay stubs or W-2 forms—Wage and Tax Statements).

Policy numbers for any current health insurance plans covering members of your household.

A completed Employer Coverage Tool for every job-based plan you or someone in your household is eligible for. (his

form will be available at the fairs).

Or you can:

• Visit healthcare.gov to set up your account, to get more information and to sign up for an insurance plan.

• Set up an private appointment with a certiied application counselor. Call Lisa Fong at 406-883-8499 or Kim Slack 406-883-8442

Call 406-329-5740 for more information.
providence.org/montana