By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

Open enrollment for the Affordable Health Care Act’s Marketplace Health Insurance in 2015 starts Saturday and will end Feb. 15.

Coverage for 2015 can start Jan. 1.

But using the federal website — created as part of national health care reform — can be confusing.

Sayre Shuck is one of several trained “Certified Navigators” and “Outreach Specialists” in Kansas. Shuck is based at the Hays First Care Clinic, 105 W. 13th.

“I help people navigate through the Marketplace on the website, www.healthcare.gov, and I also help them choose what health care plan is best for them, whether they’re individuals or families,” Shuck explained. “If you need family coverage, only one person needs to make an appointment to see me.”

To buy Marketplace insurance outside of Open Enrollment, you must qualify for a Special Enrollment Period due to a qualifying life event, such as marriage, birth or adoption of a child, or loss of other health coverage. Shuck says the online enrollment process takes about an hour.

To make an appointment with Shuck, call the First Care Clinic, (785)-621-4990.  There is no enrollment fee.