SHOW AUDIO:  kpft_2014-03-12_2200, OBAMACARE SIGNUP, MARIO CASTILLO & ANNE FILIPIC

Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show (every Wednesday night from 10-11PM CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer and discussion partner is Egberto Willies (@EgbertoWillies).

For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

• You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
• An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig is usually a call-in show. Whether you’re listening live on the radio or on the internet from anywhere in the world, you can call in at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.) 

GUEST(S): Mario Castillo, Regional Organizing Lead – Houston/Gulf Coast Enroll America

TOPIC: We’re getting to the end of the enrollment period for ACA/Obamacare for 2014. There are many resources available to assist you in getting enrollment information and assistance. Some will be discussed on the show, and others are available using the links in “SOURCES”, below. Be sure to avail yourself of as many opportunities for information ad assistance as necessary so you can make informed choices with which you ‘ll be comfortable and healthy.

NOTE: This post is subject to update before and after the show.

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Some of the links used for this show are BELOW the break:

SOURCES (Below the break):

• ThinkwingRadio: Feb. 19, 2014, 10-11PM, KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). TOPIC: How and why you should sign up for the ACA (‘Obamacare’)
• Get Covered America: www.getcoveredamerica.org
• Get Covered America’s Countdown to Get Covered Bus Tour (Texas Tour: March 11-14): http://www.getcoveredamerica.org/press/national-survey-uninsured-finds-lack-awareness-tax-credits-website-problems-main-barrier-health-care-enrollment/
• ACA/Obamcare, 800-318-2596 (24/7), www.Healthcare.gov
  • Obamacare Premium Estimates: https://www.healthcare.gov/find-premium-estimates/
• TEXAS MEDICAID, 877-541-7905: www.YourTexasBenefits.com
• National Survey of the Uninsured Finds Lack of Awareness of Tax Credits – Not Website Problems – Main Barrier to Health Care Enrollment: http://www.getcoveredamerica.org/press/national-survey-uninsured-finds-lack-awareness-tax-credits-website-problems-main-barrier-health-care-enrollment/
  

• Why I became a Get Covered America Fellow, March 11, 2014:http://www.getcoveredamerica.org/became-get-covered-america-fellow/

• Other opportunities for health care:
  • Houston Area Community Services: http://hacstxs.org/
    • Local assistance signing up for ACA/Obamacare: 713-426-0027, x415

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