Blueprint Autumn 2021
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OPEN<br />
Enrollment<br />
for<br />
2022<br />
coverage<br />
November 1 - December 15<br />
Choosing a health plan is an important decision, and Arkansas Blue Cross<br />
and Blue Shield’s friendly experts are here to help. If you need individual or<br />
family health coverage, the open enrollment period (OEP) begins November 1.<br />
You must enroll by December 15 for coverage that begins on January 1. If you<br />
already have health coverage with us, this is the time for you to review your<br />
information and decide if you want to keep your current health plan the way it<br />
is or make changes.<br />
The American Rescue Plan<br />
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) could mean big savings for you and your<br />
family. The ARP changes the size and availability of advance premium tax<br />
credits on the Health Insurance Marketplace.<br />
1. If you make less than 400% of the federal poverty line, you qualify for a<br />
reduced monthly premium on a health plan through the Affordable Care Act.<br />
2. If you make more than 400% of the federal poverty line, you may still be<br />
eligible for advance premium tax credits. The maximum anyone pays for<br />
a benchmark plan is 8.5% of their income. You could save hundreds of<br />
dollars each month.<br />
Updating your coverage<br />
Watch your mail for your annual benefit update letter, which will explain<br />
your options in detail. If you want to discuss a new health plan:<br />
• Call 855-625-0376 to talk with one of our health insurance experts.<br />
• Visit an ArkansasBlue welcome center. To find a location near you, visit arkbluecross.com/locations.<br />
During open enrollment, some welcome center locations will even be open on Saturdays.<br />
• Visit arkbluecross.com/ARP to shop for a new plan.<br />
• Call your local agent.<br />
Whether you keep your current health plan or change to a new one, Arkansas Blue Cross is happy to help<br />
your family get the coverage you need.<br />
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To achieve this, we have focused our<br />
investments on programs that are<br />
designed to do three things:<br />
• Build life-long health, resiliency and<br />
well-being for children and families<br />
by activating early intervention<br />
practices and addressing the drivers<br />
of behavioral health conditions.<br />
• Expand the behavioral healthcare<br />
workforce and better integrate<br />
behavioral health into primary<br />
care, which will improve access.<br />
• Remove barriers to care, like the longstanding<br />
stigma around receiving<br />
behavioral health treatment.<br />
If we are going to help people live<br />
better and healthier lives and impact<br />
the rate at which overall healthcare<br />
costs are growing, we must make<br />
progress on the behavioral health front.<br />
We believe these investments and the<br />
organizations we have partnered with<br />
are going to make a difference. We<br />
hope other organizations will join us<br />
in making behavioral health a priority.<br />
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