Thursday July 18th | 12-2 PM
\n<\/strong>The Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102<\/p>\n

Tuesday July 9th and Tuesday July 16th | 2-4 PM
\n<\/strong>The Newark Public Library, Springfield Library Branch | 50 Hayes Street, Newark, NJ 07103<\/p>\n

CityLife Health and The Newark Public Library are offering free health screenings. Visit the Main Library or Springfield Branch for free Blood Pressure checks, Glucose and Lead testing.<\/p>\n

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Get started today at GetCovered.NJ.gov<\/a><\/h1>\n
To view the Get Covered New Jersey Flyer in English, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n
To view the Get Covered New Jersey Flyer in Spanish, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n
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Get started today at GetCovered.NJ.gov To view the Get Covered New Jersey Flyer in English, click here. To view the Get Covered New Jersey Flyer in Spanish, click here. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":3898050,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[718,877,720],"class_list":["post-3898047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-healthcare","tag-insurance","tag-open-enrollment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.npl.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3898047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.npl.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.npl.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.npl.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.npl.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3898047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.npl.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3898047\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.npl.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3898050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.npl.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3898047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.npl.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3898047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.npl.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3898047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":3898038,"date":"2018-12-06T11:27:19","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T16:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.npl.org\/main\/?p=3898038"},"modified":"2018-12-17T12:20:43","modified_gmt":"2018-12-17T17:20:43","slug":"affordable-healthcare-open-enrollment-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.npl.org\/main\/affordable-healthcare-open-enrollment-period\/","title":{"rendered":"GET COVERED NEW JERSEY \u2013 HEALTHCARE OPEN ENROLLMENT ENDS DECEMBER 15TH"},"content":{"rendered":"
Open Enrollment for Health Insurance ends December 15th, 2018<\/strong><\/h3>\nFor important information on deadlines, plans, and assistance, please visit:\u00a0 http:\/\/nplwebguides.pbworks.com\/w\/page\/68746137\/affordablecare<\/a><\/p>\n
For a comprehensive set of links, go to the NJ State Library Website:\u00a0 http:\/\/libguides.njstatelib.org\/affordable-care-act<\/a><\/p>\n
Please visit\u00a0 http:\/\/www.npl.org\/main\/2018openenrollment\/<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n
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Open Enrollment for Health Insurance ends December 15th, 2018 For important information on deadlines, plans, and assistance, please visit:\u00a0http:\/\/nplwebguides.pbworks.com\/w\/page\/68746137\/affordablecare For a comprehensive set of links, go to the NJ State Library Website:\u00a0http:\/\/libguides.njstatelib.org\/affordable-care-act Please visit\u00a0http:\/\/www.npl.org\/main\/2018openenrollment\/\u00a0for more information. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":3898050,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[1580,718],"class_list":["post-3898038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-past-exhibits","tag-health-insurance","tag-healthcare"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.npl.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3898038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.npl.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.npl.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.npl.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.npl.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3898038"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.npl.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3898038\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.npl.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3898050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.npl.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3898038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.npl.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3898038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.npl.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3898038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":3892146,"date":"2017-11-06T13:19:48","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T18:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.npl.org\/main\/?p=3892146"},"modified":"2017-12-18T13:03:04","modified_gmt":"2017-12-18T18:03:04","slug":"affordable-care-act-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.npl.org\/main\/affordable-care-act-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Affordable Care Act Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"
Need healthcare coverage in 2018?\u00a0 The open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act is November 1 – December 15, 2017.<\/strong> The Newark Public Library can help with questions and problems! Here are some websites which may be useful, compiled by librarian Leslie Kahn.<\/p>\n
The Basics<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n
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Visit www.healthcare.gov<\/a><\/span> or www.cuidadodesalud.gov\/es<\/a><\/span> to find out more about your eligibility!<\/li>\n
Available plans and costs: https:\/\/www.healthcare.gov\/see-plans\/<\/span><\/a> and https:\/\/www.cuidadodesalud.gov\/es\/see-plans\/<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
Key dates: https:\/\/www.healthcare.gov\/quick-guide\/dates-and-deadlines\/<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
Health insurance enrollment information is available in the language you need https:\/\/www.healthcare.gov\/language-resource\/<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Guides and Help<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n
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Meet with in-person<\/em><\/strong> navigators to help to understand the many options: https:\/\/localhelp.healthcare.gov\/#\/<\/a><\/span> or www.hrsa.gov<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
Call 1-800-318-2596 (TTY 1-855-889-4325)<\/strong> to have your questions answered and for support with signing up for health insurance coverage.<\/li>\n
NPL Web Guide: https:\/\/nplwebguides.pbworks.com\/w\/page\/68746137\/affordablecare<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
ACA Reference NJ: http:\/\/njacapl.wixsite.com\/njacapl<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
Health Insurance Marketplace Guide: https:\/\/marketplace.cms.gov\/outreach-and-education\/about-the-marketplace-english.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
Information in Spanish: https:\/\/www.cuidadodesalud.gov\/es\/blog\/10-health-care-benefits-covered-in-the-health-insurance-marketplace\/<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
Glossary of insurance terms in Spanish: https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/CCIIO\/Resources\/Files\/Downloads\/sbc-uniform-glossary-spanish.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
NJ Citizen Action (165 Halsey St. in Newark provides help to sign up!) https:\/\/njcitizenaction.org\/?page_id=119<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Need more assistance? Stop by the reference desk at any Newark Public Library location<\/a><\/span>. Can\u2019t get to a library? Call 973-733-7779, or email reference@npl.org<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n