Affiliated Service Providers of Indiana, Inc.

9-11-2020

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ASPIN Receives Grant renewal for 8^th year of Assistance with Health Insurance as Navigators

 Affiliated Service Providers of Indiana (ASPIN) has been notified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that their Navigator Cooperative Agreement Award to serve as Navigators in Federally-facilitated Marketplace (FFM) in Indiana has been renewed.

This award will support the work of ASPIN as they offer assistance to consumers searching, shopping for, and enrolling in health coverage for 2021. 

All Navigators, as many of the nation’s workforce, have moved to working from home because of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.  Since March, ASPIN Navigators have been helping consumers enroll in healthcare via Zoom, Skype or over the phone.  Navigators are also providing education sessions via Zoom. The transition has been a success, consumers are enjoying the convenience of enrolling in health insurance from their own homes too.

Marketplace Open Enrollment starts November 1 and ends December 15, however, ASPIN Navigators help year-round!  ASPIN Navigators also help consumers and their families enroll in the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP), Medicaid, or the Children’s Health Insurance Plan (CHIP).  Many consumers qualify for a special enrollment period for the Marketplace throughout the year. 

Hoosiers who have faced challenges because of COVID-19, lose of a job, reduced wages or lose of insurance coverage –may qualify for a special enrollment period or one of the state health coverage options. Call ASPIN’s toll-free call center to connect to a Navigator to ask questions about HIP, Medicaid, CHIP or Marketplace or request an appointment to enroll.  The toll-free number is 877-313-7215 or visit ASPIN’s website  https://aspinhealthnavigator.org/ to request a SKYPE or ZOOM appointment. All services provided are free of charge.

Affiliated Service Providers of Indiana, Inc. (d.b.a. ASPIN) is a 501 (C) 3 not for profit network that operates four major service lines: third party administration, training and workforce development, health improvement, and grants management. The mission of ASPIN is to provide innovative educational programs, resource management, program development, and network management in collaboration with all healthcare entities to address health disparities and whole health management.

“The ASPIN Health Navigator Project is supported by Funding Opportunity Number CA-NAV-19-002 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The contents provided are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of HHS or any of its agencies.”