A pair of nonprofits say not enough people have taken advantage of their offer to help pay health insurance premiums.
“We’ve been able to find, I think, about a dozen people who we’re helping,” says Bruce Miller, the executive director of two nonprofits who together serve 18 northern Michigan counties.
Miller says the coverage is for people who have employer-sponsored healthcare, but who can’t afford to add their families to the plan. They also don’t qualify for subsidized plans under Obamacare. He calls it the “family glitch.”
Miller says he’s confident more people need the help.
“But this stuff is awfully complicated,” he says. “Folks may not realize that they’re caught in the ‘family glitch.’
Even if they do, he says, they may not realize there’s a local organization with funds available to help.
For help in Alpena, Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Emmet, Montmorency, Otsego, and Presque Isle counties, contact the Northern Health Plan at 231-347-5430.
For help in Crawford, Kalkaska, Lake, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Missaukee, Newago, Oceana and Wexford counties, contact the TenCon Health Plan at 231-316-8554.