It's the Brian Laird show.

Welcome,

I'm Tiffany Hanson filling in for Brian who is off today.

It is open enrollment season for most people this period of time.

About a month or so is their best shot to review their health care options

refine them or enroll in a new plan. In recent years a lot of Americans have enrolled

in government plans. Last year a record 16 million people signed up for the Affordable Care Act

coverage through federal or state marketplaces. This year with a lot of people

bumped off Medicaid due to some COVID-era protections ending. That number is expected to be even higher.

Joining us now to talk about some of the ins and outs of picking the right health

insurance plan is Elizabeth Benjamin, Vice President of Health Initiatives at the Community Service Society

and co-founder of Health Care for All New York campaign.

Elizabeth, welcome back to WNYC.

Thank you. It's such a pleasure to be here.

And Elizabeth, I want to invite our listeners in

because we know there are questions about open enrollment.

That's a sure thing.

212 433 WNYC-12 433 962.

You can text that number.

Are you going from Medicaid to ACA plans?

What do you need to know, what's on your mind when it comes to picking a new health

insurance plan for yourself or your family?

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