United Way offering help paying for health insurance

If you need help paying for health insurance in Bartholomew County, you might be able to get assistance through the Premium Link Bartholomew County program organized through the United Way.

You household income has to be less than twice the federal poverty guidelines to qualify and you have to be getting health insurance through a marketplace Silver Plan or Indiana’s HIP Plus plans. Alicia Monroe with the United Way says the Premium Link program is meant to keep cost from getting in the way of people’s health care.

You can get more information by calling 812-314-2960 or emailing premiumlink@uwbarthco.org. The deadline to sign up is December 15th.