CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - In just a matter of days, Virginians in need of health insurance will be able to enroll as part of President Joe Biden’s executive order to reopen enrollment under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Now, two groups in the Charlottesville are trying to help people navigate the process.

The Jefferson Area Board for Aging (JABA) and the Legal Aid Justice Center (LAJC) are now offering free help to anyone trying to enroll under the act.

”Given the pandemic, a lot of people have lost their jobs and they’ve lost their health insurance with it for them and their families. So with this new open enrollment it allows people like that to come and look at what their options are on the marketplace,” Randy Rodgers, an insurance counselor at JABA, said.

New open enrollment for insurance under the ACA starts on February 15 and ends May 15. Read more…