| --Forwarded Message-- Sender: Lauren Stewart, AFP Sent: Thursday, November 2, 12:59 PM Subject: Open Enrollment is Here – what you need to know
For many Americans, the day after Halloween can be even scarier, with soaring healthcare costs making ghosts and goblins seem a minor annoyance.
November 1st marks the start of Open Enrollment, the time when millions of Americans pick their health care plans for next year.
Paying for health care is THE most personal purchase we can make – and one of the most expensive – yet doing so is both impersonal and confusing.
To make matters worse, this year health insurance premiums have gone up an average of 7% due to inflation.
The average American family now pays a staggering $24,000 per year for health insurance premiums.
And while there are more affordable coverage options out there, government policies restrict your access to them or deny them entirely.
But it doesn’t have to be this way. There is a way to give us all a Personal Option in our health care. | 
