Protect Our Care: Lt. Governor Rodriguez, health advocates discuss expanded savings for Wisconsinites in Green Bay during open enrollment

GREEN BAY, WI – Yesterday, Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez, Covering Wisconsin Navigator Regional Lead Tony Lee and local health care advocates joined Protect Our Care Wisconsin to discuss the current Affordable Care Act (ACA) open enrollment period that began on November 1, 2023, and resources available to Wisconsinites looking to enroll in quality, affordable coverage.

Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act the Biden administration has been able to expand availability of premium tax credits, make historic investments in the Navigator program, and lower health care costs through other initiatives. Under these new federal laws 80 percent of Wisconsinites were able to find marketplace coverage for $10 or less per month last year.

“We offer expert, free help with health insurance to anyone in Wisconsin,” said NE Wisconsin Regional Lead Tony Lee of Covering Wisconsin. “Open enrollment is still going on and runs through January 16th, plans must be submitted by that date for a February 1st start date.” 

Lee directed Wisconsin residents to www.HealthCare.gov or to call 1-877-942-6837 to speak with a Navigator. 

“I have seen the impact of what happens when people didn’t have access to insurance coverage,” shared Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez. “They would come to the emergency department with their diabetes out of control, their high blood pressure uncontrolled, or a simple injury that had now become so much worse they had to be hospitalized.”