Find Help With Your Health Insurance Application

What We Do

The Certified Application Counselors (CACs) at GetCoveredWNC serve the seven western counties of North Carolina and the Qualla Boundary. Administered by Mountain Projects, we offer free, unbiased information about all health insurance options and about other health care resources in your community, and we help clients apply for insurance through the Healthcare Marketplace. Our appointment scheduling is flexible and we provide year-round case management. Call today!

Watch out for Scams

Only share personal info with your healthcare provider, pharmacy, hospital, health insurer or trusted family members.

Primary Care or ER?

If you need to see a doctor, call your primary care doctor first before you go to the emergency room, unless you are experiencing an emergency.

Get Covered WNC - Health Insurance Enrollement

Be careful when considering health insurance plans offered outside of the health insurance marketplace!

If you’re considering an outside plan but can answer YES any of the questions below, then the plan is not a comprehensive plan protected by the ACA and you may be stuck with large medical bills.  To be sure you get a quality health insurance plan go to  www.healthcare.gov or make an appointment to meet with one of our enrollment counselors.

Pre-Existing

Can I be denied certain benefits because of pre-existing conditions?

Health Status

Will I be asked any questions about my health status?

Pricing

Could that efferct the price of my plan?

Limitations

Are there limits to how much my plan will pay for my care?

News From GetCoveredWNC

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“Family Glitch” Eliminated

Great news! The “Family Glitch” that has kept many from qualifying for affordable healthcare has been resolved and we hope you will take advantage! Helping you attain Affordable Healthcare is the priority of Mountain Projects Get Covered WNC staff, and our local counselors are available in seven western counties to help

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Spring Ad Campaign

The law has changed and prices have dropped! Our new ad campaign underscores this. Reach out to our counselor in your area today!

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NEW SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD FOR MARKETPLACE HEALTH INSURANCE

A new Special Enrollment Period on the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace has opened for consumers who have projected income of at least 100% of the federal poverty level but are at or below the 150% of the federal poverty level. This SEP allows qualifying people to enroll in plans in

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Plan for Next Enrollment Period, or Use Special Enrollment Now

The next official open enrollment for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act begins November 1, 2021 for 2022 coverage. However, special enrollment is currently available for people effected by disaster, lost coverage, having a baby or experiencing a change of income. GetCoveredWNC, a service of Mountain Projects, offers free

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American Rescue Plan Lowers Health Insurance Costs for Americans Who Lost Jobs

Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, and Swain Counties – HealthCare.gov announces new more affordable health insurance eligibility through temporary unemployment provisions within the American Rescue Plan. As of July 1, 2021, households with anyone who received at least one week of unemployment during 2021 are eligible to receive advanced premium tax credits that

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