Health insurance help at Northgate Mall Sunday

By Keith Seinfeld

Seattle and King County Public Health

For anyone with questions about getting health insurance, or worried about making the right choice an enrollment event this weekend could help.

And the timing is right. There’s less than one month left in the “open enrollment” period for Washington Healthplanfinder.

The deadline is February 15 to be able to purchase insurance with discounts available only through the Healthplanfinder website. Anyone without insurance could face a penalty when they file their income tax return. 

At Northgate Mall, Public Health–Seattle and King County joins with local agencies across the state as part of Healthplanfinder’s It’s About Time: Enrollment Drive. 

Details: 

North Seattle, Sunday Jan. 25 — 11:00 am to 3:00 pm — Northgate Mall (Ben Bridge Court), 401 Northeast Northgate Way, Seattle, WA 98125. Languages include English, Spanish, Vietnamese and Amharic. map

At this large event — or at any of the enrollment help sites available throughout King County, every day – the help is free and comes from trained experts, called Navigators. Just show up. 

To speed up your application, have this information available for all household members: birth date, social security number, and annual income before taxes and deductions, along with a passport, alien or other immigration number for immigrants.

Although “open enrollment” ends on February 15, it’s open year-round for people whose income qualifies for Apple Health (Medicaid), and to people who experience a major life event, such as losing a job, getting married or having a baby.