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UCR FREE Covered CA Enrollment and Health Fair Event
UCR Health to
Host Coachella Valley Health Fair and Health Exchange Sign-Up Event March 21
Certified Counselors will provide face-to-face enrollment alongside health
resources from a range of Coachella Valley cities and organizations
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MEDIA
ADVISORY: There will be a
press conference associated with this event at 11 a.m. in the Building B
Auditorium at the UCR Palm Desert Campus. Present will be: Assembly Member V.
Manual Perez; Edith Lara-Trad, regional information officer, Covered California; G. Richard Olds, dean of the UCR School of
Medicine; Kathy Greco, CEO of the Desert Healthcare District; and Gary Honts,
CEO of JFK Memorial Hospital.
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PALM DESERT,
Calif. – UCR Health will host a free health resource fair and sign-up event on
Friday, March 21, to assist community members interested in enrolling in
Covered California, the state health insurance exchange established in response
to the federal Affordable Care Act.
The event is
scheduled from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the UCR Palm Desert Center, Building B
Auditorium, 75-080 Frank Sinatra Dr. in Palm Desert. Parking will be free.
In addition to
Covered California enrollment assistance, the event will include free basic
health screenings by UCR Health physicians and Medi-Cal application assistance.
English- and Spanish-speaking certified enrollment counselors will be available
to assist with enrollment in Covered California health plan. The application
process may take up to 90 minutes.
In order to enroll in a Covered
California health plan, individuals should bring:
Proof of California Residency (California Driver’s License
or California Identification Card or proof of citizenship/immigration status)
Social Security Number
Total monthly income
Number of persons in the household
Appointments are available by
calling 1-866-893-8446.
The event is supported by several
cities and community-based organizations in the Coachella Valley. In addition
to UCR Health, the clinical arm of the UC Riverside School of Medicine, the
event is being organized in partnership with Covered California, the Desert
Healthcare Foundation, and the Path to Health Program of Desert Regional
Medical Center and JFK Memorial Hospital. Path to Health is a campaign by JFK Memorial Hospital and Desert Regional Medical
Center that offers educational materials and resources for navigating the
insurance exchanges and the ACA.
Additional Contacts:
Brendan Steidle, Path to Health
Liaison
Desert Regional Medical Center
& JFK Memorial Hospital
