MANCHESTER — A virtual roundtable to highlight a special Affordable Care Act health-care marketplace enrollment period was hosted by U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas (D-Manchester) Tuesday. The special enrollment period began Monday and will continue until May 15.
Participants in the Zoom meeting included Zandra Rice Hawkins of Covering New Hampshire, Kris McCracken of Amoskeag Health, Tiffany Fuller of the New Hampshire Insurance Department and Jeremy Smith of New Hampshire Navigator. J.R. Porter of White Mountain Community Health Center in Conway was supposed to be a panelist but was unable to attend.
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