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Open Enrollment Starts November 1st for Health Insurance Coverage via the Affordable Care Act (ACA)

October 28, 2021
DC Health Link , the District of Columbia's Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace, offers 25 different health plans for District residents to fit all budgets. There are PPOs, POSs, and HMOs—low and high deductibles—and HSA compatible plans from CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield and Kaiser Permanente. Fifteen of the 25 plans even cover medical services without having to first pay your deductible, including urgent care, specialists (including mental health), primary care, and generic medication. All District residents qualify for coverage through DC Health Link and may...

The Inflation Reduction Act Lowers Health Insurance Premiums for District residents

August 25, 2022
The Inflation Reduction Act, signed on August 16, 2022, extends lower health insurance premiums through 2025 for District families and residents! The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Inflation Reduction Act) extends the lower premiums under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (American Rescue Plan) for three years, through 2025. For DC residents, the Inflation Reduction Act extends lower premiums for health insurance through DC Health Link, so residents can get health insurance for as little as $11/month. District families can save on average $5,600/year on quality health insurance...

DC Cocktail Week Returns 11/13 - 11/19, 2017

September 27, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joanna Heaney Linda Roth Associates, Inc. joanna@lindarothpr.com 202-888-3567 11/13 – 11/19: DC Cocktail Week Explore Creative Cocktail and Food Pairings with Specials from the Region’s Best Mixologists WHAT: DC Cocktail Week presented by Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) returns to metropolitan Washington from Monday, November 13 through Sunday, November 19 , spotlighting creative and complimentary cocktail and food pairings from the region’s best mixologists and bartenders. Participating restaurants and bars will offer...Read more

DC Health Link Launches a Doctor-Find Tool

August 20, 2015
Washington Business Journal: D.C. health exchange launches new tool to make finding a doctor easier By Tina Reed - 8/20/2015, 5:00am EDT D.C. launched a new online tool to ease the task of finding a doctor that accepts plans sold on the District's health insurance marketplace. Called the Universal Doctor Directory 1.0, the new tool available on D.C. Health Link allows consumers to search individual and family plans to figure out which doctors participate in particular plans. The directory also allows consumers to find a new doctor by ZIP code, last name or specialty and then see which...