As part of our mission to increase access to health care for low-income, uninsured members of our community, Anchorage Project Access has Certified Application Counselors available to assist eligible individuals and families apply for affordable health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicaid, and Medicare. You do not need to be an active APA patient to access these services.
ACA Marketplace OPEN ENROLLMENT START NOVEMBER 1st
Enroll in a new health insurance plan or renew your coverage at HealthCare.gov by January 15, 2026
Open or download the files below to learn how Marketplace insurance works, key term definitions, and more:
The Health Insurance Marketplace is a platform that offers insurance plans to individuals, families, and small businesses. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), also called ‘Obamacare’, established the Marketplace as a means to extend health insurance coverage to millions of uninsured Americans. The Marketplace is available to those who do not have access to health insurance through employer-sponsored plans or whose employers’ plans are too expensive. The Marketplace enables various insurers to compete for customers by offering a variety of plans based on cost and need.
Medicaid:
Medicaid is a program created by the federal government and is the primary public program for financing basic health and long-term care services for low-income Alaskans. The program focuses on coverage for low-income children, pregnant women, families, adults without dependent children, adults between the ages of 19 and 64, the elderly, blind and the permanently disabled.
Medicare:
Medicare is the federal health insurance program for people who are 65 years or older, certain younger people with disabilities, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD).
For more information or assistance please contact:
Health Insurance Enrollment
As part of our mission to increase access to health care for low-income, uninsured members of our community, Anchorage Project Access has Certified Application Counselors available to assist eligible individuals and families apply for affordable health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicaid, and Medicare. You do not need to be an active APA patient to access these services.
ACA Marketplace OPEN ENROLLMENT START NOVEMBER 1st
Enroll in a new health insurance plan or renew your coverage at HealthCare.gov by January 15, 2026
Open or download the files below to learn how Marketplace insurance works, key term definitions, and more:
Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Marketplace:
The Health Insurance Marketplace is a platform that offers insurance plans to individuals, families, and small businesses. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), also called ‘Obamacare’, established the Marketplace as a means to extend health insurance coverage to millions of uninsured Americans. The Marketplace is available to those who do not have access to health insurance through employer-sponsored plans or whose employers’ plans are too expensive. The Marketplace enables various insurers to compete for customers by offering a variety of plans based on cost and need.
Medicaid:
Medicaid is a program created by the federal government and is the primary public program for financing basic health and long-term care services for low-income Alaskans. The program focuses on coverage for low-income children, pregnant women, families, adults without dependent children, adults between the ages of 19 and 64, the elderly, blind and the permanently disabled.
Medicare:
Medicare is the federal health insurance program for people who are 65 years or older, certain younger people with disabilities, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD).
For more information or assistance please contact:
Mayerlyn Rojas-Quintero
Eligibility Specialist
Direct: (907) 743-6610
Text: (907) 931-0056
Email: mrojas@anchorageprojectaccess.org