Source: Michelle Andrews / KHN / MSNBC.com
The health-care overhaul will greatly improve insurance prospects for part-time workers — but not right away. Starting in 2014, the state-based exchanges, designed to help people find affordable health insurance, will offer a choice of subsidized health plans with different levels of coverage for part-timers and others who don’t get insurance through their jobs. The law also expands the Medicaid program to permit adults with incomes up to 133 percent of the poverty level (for an individual, that’s $14,410 this year) to qualify for coverage.
But 2014 is more than three years away. In the interim, part-timers may have limited options. In Nordgren’s case, she signed up for a program through the restaurant that allows her to get primary care services for $60 a visit through Piedmont Health Services, a network of six community health centers.
“It’s not insurance, but it’s accessible and affordable for ongoing needs,” says Briggs Wesche, the general manager of A Southern Season, the gourmet market that houses the restaurant where Nordgren works.
Community health centers are a good option for part-timers and others without insurance. The centers serve all comers, and fees are generally charged on a sliding scale based on income. Center locations can be found on the Health Resources and Services Administration Web site; local public health departments and primary care associations may also list affordable programs.
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