State Rep. Dan Frankel, D-Allegheny, speaks at a news conference at the Squirrel Hill Health Center alerting people to this year's shorter open enrollment period for Affordable Care Act coverage. Pictured from left are Leslie Bachurski, director of consumer navigation at the Consumer Health Coalition; ACA enrollees Brent and Casey Dye of Monroeville; Frankel; Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald; Susan Friedberg Kalson, CEO of the Squirrel Hill Health Center; ACA enrollee Joe DeFazio of Greenfield; and Ali Shapiro of Pittsburgh, who was able to invest more in and grow her nutrition and wellness business thanks to more affordable insurance available through the ACA.
Open enrollment runs from Nov. 1 to Dec. 15, 2017. People can shop for plans on www.healthcare.gov or find a local navigator at https://localhelp.healthcare.gov.