Champaign County Health Care Consumers

01/16/2026

The deadline has been extended to get coverage through Get Covered Illinois! Coverage will start on Feb 1. You might qualify for tax credits to make health insurance more affordable!

Call CCHCC at 217-352-6533 to schedule an appointment or visit getcoveredillinois.gov to learn more!

01/14/2026

You still have time to enroll in a plan on Get Covered Illinois! The deadline has been extended until January 31!

Illinoisans now have extra time to shop, compare and make informed decisions on their health coverage.

Visit GetCoveredIllinois.gov or call our Customer Assistance Center at 1-866-311-1119 to get started today.

01/10/2026

01/08/2026

We are at The Urbana Free Library until 1pm TODAY!

If you missed us this week, we will be back next week:
Tuesday 1/13 from 11am-1pm
Thursday 1/15 from 11am-1pm

January 15 is the last day to sign up for coverage on Get Covered Illinois, complete your application today at getcoveredillinois.gov!

01/07/2026

Now is the time to take a look at Get Covered Illinois! Tax credits are available to help with health insurance premiums depending on household income!

You can even take a look at the plans without creating an account by completing the prescreener: https://enroll.getcovered.illinois.gov/prescreener/

01/06/2026

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01/03/2026

If you are looking to refresh your home in the new year, check out our friends at Furniture Lounge! They have beautiful and unique furniture, vintage clothing, and other home goods!

And this month when you shop with them you can get a discount if you donate to us!!

Starting today! It’s our annual, “let’s give back”….. Donate a $1 or more and receive 10-25% off store wide at Furniture Lounge!

This year we’ve chosen Champaign County Health Care Consumers! CCHCC has helped us and so many in this community to navigate the healthcare system. Countless hours of advice, patience and kindness. Thanks to their services, we are able to afford health insurance as a small business. ❤️ Please stop by and help support them today!

12/23/2025

Visit GetCoveredIllinois.gov to see if you qualify for financial assistance to buy a private health insurance plan!

Apply by Dec 31 to have your plan start on Jan 1!

Check out our latest email to read the updates about the ACA Marketplace!

https://www.healthcareconsumers.org/update-on-aca-marketplace-enrollment/

12/23/2025

CCHCC will not have walk-in office hours today and will be closed 12/24-12/26 as well as 12/31-1/1.

12/22/2025

Promise Healthcare has appointments open today!

12/18/2025

Join us for an advocacy meeting this FRIDAY at 2 pm to protect the Older Americans Act!

WHO: U.S. Representative Nikki Budzinksi, IL 13th District; Family Service; East Central IL Area Agency on Aging

WHAT: Advocacy Meeting to Celebrate and Protect the Older Americans Act (60 yr. Anniversary of the OAA!)

WHEN: Friday, December 19, 2025 at 2:30 p.m.

WHERE: Helen Stevick Center Meeting Room at Family Service – 405 S. State Street – Champaign, IL 61820

https://www.healthcareconsumers.org/join-us-for-an-advocacy-meeting-on-friday-at-2-pm-to-protect-the-older-americans-act/

12/17/2025

📣Attention Medicare Health Alliance Advantage Members, we have an update from our SHIP counselor:

Health Alliance Medicare Advantage members actually have until December 31st to enroll in a different Advantage plan or go back to Traditional Medicare by enrolling in a part D plan. Originally, we had announced that those beneficiaries only had through the regular Open Enrollment period of October 15th - December 7th but we have found out that's not the case due to the Special Enrollment Period. We apologize for the misunderstanding.

If you are still needing help with your Medicare options after losing Health Alliance Medicare Advantage, please call 217-352-6533 to make an appointment with a SHIP counselor.