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Here’s where to find help signing up for Georgia Access health plans. (Photo Illustration: Philip Robibero / AJC) On Saturday, Georgia Access, the state’s program for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans, opens the door to enroll in 2026 policies. Open enrollment for 2026 plans will last until Jan. 15 in Georgia. The time to shop is now. 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If people need help using the website they can reach a human by going through the prompts at 888-687-1503. Warning: the site is .gov, not .org or .com. Someone else bought those internet addresses and set up sites that appear to be the state’s insurance portal but are not. The GeorgiaAccess.gov website also offers different types of assistance. Under “Find Local Assistance,” a shopper can put in their ZIP code to find resources. Clicking for an “agent” searches for helpers incentivized by commissions. Clicking for a “Georgia Certified Assister” should yield organizations that are neutral. “Navigators” are fading out. Navigators used to be the most well-known type of neutral enrollment assistant. Georgia Access lists one Navigator grantee organization this year, PowerATL, which received $5,000. Georgians for a Healthy Future was formerly a navigator organization and now has a certified assistant. She has limited hours in Byron, Georgia at 470-654-5509. Client First Solutions in Americus is founded by health advocate Kirk Lyman-Barner. They are insurance agents who get private commissions. They will take clients from anywhere in Georgia, at 229-596-1002. GeorgiaAccess.gov also lists web brokers, which are alternative sign-up websites. Some agents use HealthSherpa.com because they say it’s easier to use.
