As part of the Affordable Care Act, Maryland Health Connection , the state’s new health insurance marketplace will open on October 1. Maryland Health Connection’s mission is to help Marylanders to shop, compare and enroll in quality health coverage.

Maryland Health Connection’s Lower Shore consumer assistance will be provided by the Lower Shore Health Insurance Assistance Program, run by the Worcester County Health Department, and Peninsula Regional Medical Center, all of which are pleased to be a part of their mission to help those who need to enroll in health care coverage. Peninsula Regional recently signed an agreement to aid the Lower Shore Health Insurance Assistance Program by offering the use of PRMC’s Wagner Wellness Van.

The mobile health unit is used by Peninsula Regional for health screenings , and  is equipped to offer maximum privacy for those wishing to enroll in insurance coverage. Beginning in November, the Wagner Wellness Van will be out in the community with staff from the Worcester County Health Department sharing information about the health exchange and helping to enroll people in health coverage.

The Wagner Wellness Van stops for Maryland Health Connection will be held on:

  • Nov. 2 – Berlin Home Depot, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • Nov. 9 – North Salisbury Walmart, 8 a.m. – noon
  • Nov. 16 – Berlin Walmart, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • Nov. 23 – Pocomoke Walmart, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • Nov. 30 – Fruitland Walmart, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • Dec. 7 – Pocomoke Walmart, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • Dec. 13 –Salisbury Kmart, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • Dec. 14 – Berlin Walmart, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • Dec. 21 Fruitland Walmart, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • Dec. 28 – North Salisbury Walmart, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • Jan. 4 – Pocomoke Walmart, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • Jan. 11 – Fruitland Walmart, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • Jan. 18 – North Salisbury Walmart, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

For more questions regarding Maryland’s new health insurance marketplace, please contact Maryland Health Connect at 1-855-642-8572. For information about other Wagner Wellness Van appearances, call Peninsula Regional Medical Center Community Relations at 410-543-7139.