As Deadline Looms, List of ACA Insurance Assistance Locations in Major Texas Cities

This Sunday, February 15 is the deadline to sign up for health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). More than 80 percent of Texans with insurance through the ACA receive financial assistance to make it more affordable! You can visit healthcare.gov or call 1-800-318-2596 to sign up, or you can get one-on-one help in your community. Volunteers are standing by ready to help you understand your options and get signed up.

You can look up local assistance locations here and below you can find a list of some of the places and times assistance is offered in Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Laredo, and San Antonio.

Note that the times, location and other details listed here reflect the best available information at the time this was written but are not a guarantee that service is available. Please contact the organizations providing assistance to confirm the schedule and availability.

Austin:

Highland Mall - Foundation Communities

6001 Airport Blvd, 78752 (2nd Level, across from Blender’s in Food Court)

Open: Mon – Thur 10:00 am – 7:00pm, Fri 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Sat 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Sun 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Marketplace Austin Westgate

6800 West Gate at William Cannon, 78745 (Near Dollar General)

Open: Mon – Thur 9:00 am – 7:00 pm, Fri 11:00 am – 4:00 pm, Sat 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, Sun 1:00pm – 5:00pm

LifeWorks

835 N Pleasant Valley Rd, 78702

Open: Mon – Thur 10:00 am – 7:00 pm, Saturday 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

CommUnityCare Southeast Health & Wellness Center

2901 Montopolis Dr, 78741

Open: Mon – Tue 10:00am – 7:00pm, Saturday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Round Rock Public Library

216 E Main St, 78664

Open: Mon – Thur 4:30 pm – 8:00 pm, Saturday 9:30 am – 5:00 pm, Sunday 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm

For more information and even more locations, please visit: http://foundcom.org/health-programs/health-insurance-enrollment/.

Dallas:

Dallas - Central Marketplace Enrollment Team - Cognosante

Phone: (214) 523-9063 (MAIN)

Location: 2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 335 Dallas, TX 75219

Office Hours: Appointments M-F 8:30 am – 6:30 pm Walk-Ins M-F 9:00 am – 4:00 pm By Appointment Only Saturday 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

Methodist Dallas Medical Center

Phone: (214) 947-8181 (MAIN)

(800) 725-9664 (TOLL-FREE)

Email: [email protected]

Location: 1441 N. Beckley Avenue Dallas, TX 75203

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8 am - 5 pm

Los Barrios Unidos Community Clinic, Inc

Phone: (214) 540-0300 (MAIN)

Location: 3111 Sylvan Ave Dallas, TX 75212-4028

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8 am- 5 pm

HOMES/Dallas County Hospital District

Phone: (214) 590-0153 (MAIN)

Location: 4811 Harry Hines Boulevard Dallas, TX 75235

Office Hours: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday - Friday

El Paso:

El Paso County Coliseum

4100 E. Paisano, 79905

Thursday, February 12th, 2:00 - 8:00 pm

Tigua Judicial Courthouse Enrollment Event

1 Socorro Rd. 79907

Friday, February 13th, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Scenic View Ballroom Enrollment Event

1340 Murchison, 79902

Saturday, February 14th, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

St. Mark Catholic Church Enrollment Event

11700 Pebble Hills Blvd., 79936

Sunday, February 15th, 12:30-7:30 pm

Assisters will be available at the following libraries on Mondays & Wednesdays 10:00 am – 6:00 pm, Tuesdays & Thursdays 11:00 am – 7:00 pm, Fridays 1:00 – 5:00 pm, Saturdays 12:00 noon – 4:00 pm:

Central/East: Judge Marquez Library, 610 Yarbrough, 79915

Northeast: Richard Burges Library, 9600 Dyer, 79924

West: Dorris Van Doren Library, 551 E. Redd, 79912

El Paso Marketplace Enrollment Team-Cognosante

Phone: (915) 242-2170 (MAIN)

Email: [email protected]

Address: 221 N. Kansas Street, Suite 700 El Paso, TX 79901

Scheduled Appointments Monday-Friday 8:30 am – 6:30 pm; Walk-Ins Monday-Friday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

By Appointment Only Saturday 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

Additional Languages: Spanish and Language Line

For more information and even more locations, please visit: http://www.enrollelpaso.org.

Fort Worth:

YWCA Fort Worth & Tarrant County

Phone: (817) 332-6191 (MAIN)

Address: 512 W. 4th Street Fort Worth, TX 76102

Office Hours: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Samaritan House

Phone: (817) 332-6410 (MAIN)

Address: 929 Hemphill Street Fort Worth, TX 76104

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth

Phone: (855) 203-5078 (TOLL-FREE)

Address: 900 8Th Avenue Fort Worth, TX 76104

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

United Way of Tarrant County (UWTC)

Phone: (817) 258-8188 (MAIN)

Location: Mercado Building Fort Worth, TX, 1500 N. Main Street Suite 200

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

North Texas Area Community Health Centers, Inc. (NTACHC)

Phone: (817) 625-4254 (MAIN)

Address: 2100 N. Main Street Suite 109 Fort Worth, TX 76164

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Houston:

The Mash Program, A PatientMatters Company LLC

Phone: (800) 880-6274 (MAIN)

Email: [email protected]

Location: The Mash Program, 3003 South Loop West Suite 230 Houston, TX

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 7:00 am to 7:00 pm

Professional Child Care Provider Association

Phone: (281) 912-3054 (MAIN)

Email: [email protected]

Location: 723 Main Street Suite 423 Houston, TX 77002

Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm; Friday 8:30 am - 6:30 pm

Houston Department of Health and Human Services

Phone: (832) 393-5423 (MAIN) (855) 892-8082 (TOLL-FREE)

Email: [email protected]

Location: West End Msc, 170 Heights Blvd. Houston, TX 77007

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, will be open 02/14

Healthcare for the Homeless Houston

Phone: (713) 276-3040 (MAIN)

Email: [email protected]

Location: 2505 Fannin Houston, TX 77002

Office Hours: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

For more information and even more locations, please visit: http://www.enrollgulfcoast.com/.

Laredo:

Methodist Healthcare Ministries Of South Texas Inc.

Phone: (210) 692-0234 (MAIN)

Location: El Mesias Umc, 1102 Santa Maria Ave. Laredo, TX 78040

Office Hours: Monday To Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Asociacion Pro Servicios Sociales, Inc.

Phone: (956) 724-6244 (MAIN)

Location: 406 Scott St Laredo, TX 78040

Office Hours: Weekdays 8:00 am – 8:00 pm

City of Laredo Health Department

Phone: (956) 795-4900 (MAIN)

Location: 2600 Cedar Avenue, Laredo, TX 78040

Office Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; Tuesday - Thursday 8:00 am – 7:00 pm; Saturdays 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Eligibility Screening Services (ESS)

Phone: (956) 796-2860 (MAIN) (800) 353-1380 (TOLL-FREE)

Location: Laredo Medical Center

Address: 1700 East Saunders Laredo, TX 78041

Gateway Community Health Center, Inc.

Phone: (956) 523-3622 (MAIN)

Location: Registration And Eligibility Department

Address: 1515 Pappas St. Laredo, TX 78041

Office Hours: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 8:00 am – 5:00 pm; Wed 8:00 am – 8:00 pm; Sat 9:00 am -1:00 pm

San Antonio:

CentroMed-Southside

Location: CentroMed - Southside Clinic

3750 Commercial Ave. San Antonio, Texas

Date(s) - 02/09, 02/10, 02/11, 02/13 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

CentroMed-Northeast

Location: CentroMed - Noemi Galvan Eling Clinic

5542 Walzem Road San Antonio, TX

Date(s) - 02/09, 02/10, 02/11, 02/12, 02/14 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

BiblioTech

3505 Pleasanton Road San Antonio, Texas

Date(s) - 02/11 & 02/13 -10:00 am - 2:00 pm, 02/14 - 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

CentroMed - Encino

Location: CentroMed - Encino Ballroom 3800 Commercial Ave San Antonio, TX

Date(s) - 02/12 & 02/13 - 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm, 02/15 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

For more information and even more locations, please visit: http://enrollsa.com/.

Written by Elizabeth Terrazas, Texans Care for Children.