The Obama administration plans to partner with Lyft, Uber, Care.com and 14 other companies to promote insurance coverage during the Obamacare enrollment season, officials announced Tuesday.
The companies have agreed to provide their customers with information about plans sold on the marketplaces set up under the Affordable Care Act. The signup season begins Nov. 1 and runs through the end of January.
Together, the 17 companies represent more than 15 million professionals and reach more than 8.5 million customers, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. The administration is hoping its outreach this year can especially convince more enrollment among young people, which has lagged in the past.
“We’re excited about this collaboration, which will boost our efforts to reach more Americans than ever this year and help them get covered,” HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell said.
Participating companies include: Care.com, DoorDash, Fiverr, FlexJobs, Freelancers Union, Glamsquad, Handy, Intuit QuickBooks Self- Employed, Lyft, Matter, Rock Health, Stride Health, TaskRabbit, Thumbtack, Uber, Upwork and WeWork.
