Open Enrollment Period For Affordable Care Act Begins
(CBS) -- Today is the start of open enrollment for 2015 healthcare coverage under the embattled Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, and across Illinois there have been sign-up events where people can get help navigating the system, reports WBBM's Mike Krauser.
"In year one, we cut the uninsured rate in Illinois by half," said Brian Gorman with Get Covered Illinois at a signup event at the South Shore Cultural Center.
They signed up more than 700,000 people through outreach, enlisting, among others, community organizations, to help spread the word.
Governor Quinn stopped in and says those talking repeal are wrong.
"For this opportunity to present itself is something you do for the common good," Quinn said.
The process has been simplified and there are more plans and more insurance companies.
You can get help or set up an appointment at GetCoveredIllinois.gov or by calling 866-311-1119.