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Wednesday at 3pm – Rep. Budzinski and CCHCC ACA Open Enrollment Webinar

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November 4, 2025

Tomorrow – Wednesday, November 5 at 3 p.m. – U.S. Representative Nikki Budzinski is hosting a webinar focused on ACA Marketplace Open Enrollment in Illinois.

Congresswoman Budzinski will be present for the webinar and she will share her thoughts and insights regarding the termination of the enhanced premium tax credits, and about the ACA marketplace Open Enrollment.

The webinar will also feature Adani Sanchez and Claudia Lennhoff from CCHCC, to present information on how to navigate ACA Marketplace Open Enrollment in Illinois.

The webinar will be held over Zoom.

Please see below for details:

You are invited to a Zoom webinar on the ACA Marketplace Open Enrollment.
When: Nov 5, 2025 03:00 – 4:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Rep. Budzinski ACA Open Enrollment Webinar
 
To join the webinar:
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://ushr.zoomgov.com/j/1612042135?pwd=J6cX0e5aNOdupg5dNQT0k0v1i58taz.1
Passcode: 103790

We hope to see you there!

Sincerely,
Champaign County Health Care Consumers

Marketplace Open Enrollment Meeting – THIS Wednesday, October 29 at 7 p.m.

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October 27, 2025

ACA Marketplace Open Enrollment is about to begin on November 1, and the partisan budget bill signed into law on July 4 of this year did not extend the enhanced premium tax credits that helped make Marketplace plans more affordable for millions of Americans. In fact, the partisan decision to not extend the enhanced premium tax credits will make it harder for Americans to afford their monthly health insurance premiums. Meanwhile, health insurance prices are expected to go up by an average of 30%.

These are indeed tough times. These are mean policy decisions that will only inflict pain on everyday Americans.

Collectively, we must do the best we can to meet the moment, and provide valuable information, and do everything we can to help people be able to maintain their health insurance coverage.

Please see below for more information:

ACA Marketplace Open Enrollment Community Meeting:
As we do every year, CCHCC will be holding a Community Meeting for ACA Marketplace Open Enrollment, where community members can come and learn about the Marketplace and what options are available.

Please note that even though the partisan budget bill signed into law on July 4 did not extend the Enhanced Premium Tax Subsidies – that’s the financial assistance to make health insurance premiums more affordable based on your income – the regular Premium Tax Subsidies are still available, and folks might be able to find coverage that works for them.

We encourage community members to attend this meeting if they are eligible for Marketplace coverage!

WHAT: Marketplace Open Enrollment Community Meeting

WHEN: Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 7 p.m.

WHERE: Champaign Public Library; 200 W. Green St., Champaign

AMENITIES: Free parking; accessible; and refreshments.

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Marketplace Open Enrollment Meeting; SNAP; and Resources

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October 23, 2025

These are very challenging times. ACA Marketplace Open Enrollment is about to begin, and the partisan budget bill signed into law on July 4 of this year did not extend the enhanced premium tax credits that helped to make Marketplace plans more affordable to millions of Americans. In addition, during the government shutdown, the Trump Administration has refused to release funds for the food stamp program known as SNAP, so millions of Americans are going to feel the hunger pains from not having their benefits.

These are indeed tough times. These are mean policy decisions that will only inflict pain of everyday Americans.

Collectively, we must do the best we can to meet the moment, and provide valuable information, and direct people in our community to vital resources.

Please see below for more information:

ACA Marketplace Open Enrollment Community Meeting:
As we do every year, CCHCC will be holding a Community Meeting for ACA Marketplace Open Enrollment, where community members can come and learn about the Marketplace and what options are available.

Please note that even though the partisan budget bill signed into law on July 4 did not extend the Enhanced Premium Tax Subsidies – that’s the financial assistance to make health insurance premiums more affordable based on your income – the regular Premium Tax Subsidies are still available, and folks might be able to find coverage that works for them.

We encourage community members to attend this meeting if they are eligible for Marketplace coverage!

WHAT: Marketplace Open Enrollment Community Meeting

WHEN: Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 7 p.m.

WHERE: Champaign Public Library; 200 W. Green St., Champaign

AMENITIES:  Free parking; accessible; and refreshments.

READ ON!

Medicare Open Enrollment Meeting – tomorrow morning at 10 a.m.!

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October 14, 2025

Tomorrow morning – Wednesday, October 15 – CCHCC will be holding our annual Medicare Open Enrollment Community Meeting at 10 a.m. at the Champaign Public Library.

Please join us!

The meeting is open to anyone who has Medicare or who will soon be eligible to start receiving Medicare.

Our presenter is Nicole Mitchell, who is CCHCC’s Senior Services Specialist.

Nicole will provide information about the basics of Medicare, and Medicare Open Enrollment. And there will be a Q & A session.

Here are the basics about tomorrow’s meeting:

WHAT: Medicare Open Enrollment Community Meeting

WHEN: Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 10 a.m.

WHERE: Champaign Public Library / 200 W. Green Street in Champaign / Robeson Pavilion Room A & B

AMENITIES: Free parking / refreshments
Please note that Medicare Open Enrollment takes place from October 15 through December 7, 2025 for Medicare Advantage and Part D plans for 2026.

Please help spread the word to publicize these events!

Sincerely,
Champaign County Health Care Consumers

OBBA Cuts and Open Enrollment: CCHCC is your trusted source for information

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September 8, 2025

On July 4, 2025, Donald Trump signed the cartoonishly-named “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBA) into law. This budget bill creates a massive regressive transfer of wealth through its harmful provisions – these provisions impose massive cuts to programs that benefit lower- and middle-income individuals in order to fund tax cuts to the wealthiest families and corporations.

Some of the harmful cuts from OBBA are already beginning and will soon be affecting individuals and families who depend on programs such as SNAP (food stamps) and subsidies in the ACA Marketplace. The harmful impacts of OBBA will take place over a period of months and years.

Thanks to OBBA, the largest cut in the history of SNAP – the food stamp program that millions of individuals and families depend on to meet their nutritional needs – began on Monday, September 1, 2025. It is estimated that 2.4 million households will lose their SNAP benefits all together. And it is estimated that households across the U.S. who retain their SNAP benefits will lose anywhere from  $72 to $231 per month, compared to their current benefit level.

You can count on Champaign County Health Care Consumers (CCHCC) to provide you with the information you need, as these changes unfold and impact our community. 

Many of these changes are starting to take place and will also have impacts on households as we head into Open Enrollment season for Medicare and the ACA Marketplace.

CCHCC is planning three Community Meetings for September and October – one to provide information on OBBA and the cuts that are coming; and two for Open Enrollments (Medicare and Marketplace).

Please mark your calendars and save these dates! And please note that all three of these Community Meetings will be held at the Champaign Public Library at 200 W. Green Street in Champaign.

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