The Lake County Community Health Improvement Plan’s Strategic Priorities
Coordination of Care: Access to a Medical Home and Behavioral Health
Home; Coordinated Network of Health and Human Services
Goal: Increase the number of residents in Lake County who have health
insurance.
By June 30, 2014, “Enroll Lake County” will educate 40,000
individuals and enroll 21,800 residents of Lake County in
health insurance coverage.
Progress: 2014 Goal Met
Launched in July of 2013, the Enroll Lake County! (ELC!)
initiative is a countywide effort to help residents access new
forms of health insurance made available through the
Affordable Care Act (ACA). As of October 31, 2014, the
program had educated over 41,474 individuals about the ACA.
It also played a major role in the overall enrollment of 26,717
residents in healthcare coverage. Lake County now has the
third highest enrollment rate for Medicaid in the state after
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