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Native American Health Insurance Coverage: Weighing Your Options

Health Insurance: Your Key to Wellness, No Matter What Life Brings

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Gen Z Guide to Getting Affordable Health Insurance

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Do I Have to Take Health Insurance from My Job?

How Noncitizens and Immigrants in New Mexico Can Get Health Insurance

DACA Recipients: Get Ready to Enroll in Health Insurance

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Back to School Wellness: Getting Central New Mexico Students Covered Through BeWell

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Is Obamacare the same as BeWell?

Community Partnerships Support More Health Coverage for Native Americans

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Enrolled… Now What?

Lost Medicaid? Get Affordable Health Insurance at an Enrollment Event!

Lost Your Medicaid Coverage? We’ll Help You Replace It With Affordable Health Insurance

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Need Insurance? A Guide to Understanding Your Enrollment Options

Dental Insurance Supports Your Overall Health

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Wow, My Health Insurance Does That?

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Meet The Carriers

Do I Need Small Business Health Insurance?

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Understanding Health Insurance Terms

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Health Insurance 101: How to Enroll With BeWell

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Clear Cost Plans: Health Insurance Shopping Just Got Easier

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HMO vs. PPO: Which Provider Network Fits Your Needs?

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Can You Get Health Insurance on an F1 Visa? Answers to FAQs

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Wilma’s Story: This Navajo Family Got Affordable Health Coverage — and Peace of Mind

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How a Job Change Impacts Your Insurance Plan

Brand Glow-Up Reveal: Say Hello to the New BeWell!

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Your Guide to Bronze, Silver, and Gold Health Insurance Coverage

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Neighbors Help Each Other: A Certified Assister’s Story of Connecting New Mexicans with Health Insurance

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Tax Time: What You Need to Know About Forms 1095-A & 8962

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How to Read Your Summary of Benefits and Coverage

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How Native Americans Can Get No-Cost to Low-Cost Health Insurance in 2024

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Know the ABCs of Health Insurance Shopping!

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Learn About Your Health Plan

Native American Health Insurance Coverage: Weighing Your Options

If you are a Native American living in New Mexico, you have a lot of options to get quality, affordable health care coverage—and that’s a good thing! But you probably have a lot of questions, too: What...

Health Insurance: Your Key to Wellness, No Matter What Life Brings

Life is unpredictable. Through the ups and downs, in sickness and in health, having reliable health insurance is a lifeline to living well. Through BeWell, you can find an affordable plan with the coverage...

Gen Z Guide to Getting Affordable Health Insurance

So you’re about to turn 26 and guess what? Time to bid farewell to your parents’ insurance plan. But there’s no need to panic! We’ve got your back. It’s important to plan early for an alternative,...

Do I Have to Take Health Insurance from My Job?

The short answer is no, you don’t have to enroll in your employer’s health insurance coverage. That said, if job-based health insurance is offered and affordable, it is usually a good option to cover your...

How Noncitizens and Immigrants in New Mexico Can Get Health Insurance

Just over 9% of New Mexico’s residents are immigrants, or foreign-born noncitizens. If you are an immigrant legally residing in New Mexico, you may be eligible for health insurance coverage. Undocumented...

DACA Recipients: Get Ready to Enroll in Health Insurance

Are you one of New Mexico’s nearly 5,000 Dreamers? The federal government issued a rule change in 2024 that means Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients in New Mexico may now be eligible...

Back to School Wellness: Getting Central New Mexico Students Covered Through BeWell

The average community college student is 27 years old—a prime age when young adults are starting their own families, going back to school, and have aged out of their parents’ health coverage. For many...

Is Obamacare the same as BeWell?

We Both Help You Find Affordable Health Insurance Alternatives Obamacare and BeWell both exist for the same reason: to help connect everyone in the U.S. with affordable health insurance alternatives. But...

Community Partnerships Support More Health Coverage for Native Americans

The Indian Health Service (IHS) and Tribal/Urban Health Centers are the heart of health care for pueblos and tribal nations across New Mexico. Local providers offer primary care services close to home,...

Enrolled… Now What?

So, You’re Enrolled in a Health Plan! Now What? Whew—you did it! You’ve enrolled in a health insurance plan through BeWell. That’s a great step toward taking care of your health. Now that the challenging...

Lost Medicaid? Get Affordable Health Insurance at an Enrollment Event!

Losing Medicaid coverage is tough enough. Now you have to go through the steps to set up new insurance coverage? Seriously…but lucky for you, the BeWell Certified Assisters are bringing enrollment information...

Lost Your Medicaid Coverage? We’ll Help You Replace It With Affordable Health Insurance

During the pandemic, Medicaid coverage was automatically renewed for everyone who was enrolled in the program. But federal laws have changed. Starting March 31, 2023, all New Mexicans on Medicaid must...

Need Insurance? A Guide to Understanding Your Enrollment Options

Usually when you want to buy something it’s simple to walk into the store and get what you need right away. But with health insurance, you have to wait for an enrollment period or special enrollment period...

Dental Insurance Supports Your Overall Health

Find Affordable Dental Coverage Options Through BeWell Dental health—caring for your mouth, teeth, and gums—can make a big difference in your overall health. Small issues that start in the mouth can quickly...

Wow, My Health Insurance Does That?

3 Truths About Health Plans That May Surprise You BeWell is the only place in New Mexico where you can get free local help to get insurance. Most people who move from Medicaid to a BeWell plan pay little...

Meet The Carriers

Buying health insurance is a little like visiting a paleta shoppe. There are so many options, but how do you know which one is right for you? Every carrier in BeWell’s marketplace offers quality insurance...

Do I Need Small Business Health Insurance?

If you own a small business or startup company, you may wonder what health insurance options are available and what you really need for coverage. From private to small business to short-term plans, there...

Understanding Health Insurance Terms

A Guide to the Terms You Need to Know to Enroll Enrolling in a health insurance plan is a big decision. Understanding a few key terms can help you feel confident during the enrollment process. What is...

Health Insurance 101: How to Enroll With BeWell

Don’t have health insurance? Let’s get you covered with BeWell. No one plans to get sick or hurt. When emergencies happen, health insurance helps pay for hospital stays and medicine. When you are well,...

Clear Cost Plans: Health Insurance Shopping Just Got Easier

Have you ever bought clothes online? It’s hard to know by the picture or description that what you order will fit when you get it home. Sometimes you luck out, but sometimes you get a chic jacket that’s...

HMO vs. PPO: Which Provider Network Fits Your Needs?

Ever wonder what the difference is between HMO and PPO? It’s a decision we all face when choosing a health insurance plan, but what are the differences, and which one is right for you and your family?...

Can You Get Health Insurance on an F1 Visa? Answers to FAQs

If you have an F1 visa, you’re probably already navigating a complex mix of classes, grades and campus maps in your new environment. Life as a student can be overwhelming—but finding health insurance...

Wilma’s Story: This Navajo Family Got Affordable Health Coverage — and Peace of Mind

In 2014, Wilma got bad news. Her health insurance through work would no longer cover her 14-year-old son, Alexander. As a single parent of an active teen, she needed to find a solution, and fast. Days...

How a Job Change Impacts Your Insurance Plan

Moving up the career ladder is exciting, especially if your new job comes with great benefits. But starting or leaving a job is a big life change—especially if it’s unexpected. Here’s the most important...

Brand Glow-Up Reveal: Say Hello to the New BeWell!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpo8y2DMPCo Welcome to the new BeWell brand and website! We’re the same team with the same quality service you depend on—but better. And more focused on you! Our new site...

Your Guide to Bronze, Silver, and Gold Health Insurance Coverage

Don’t let too many plan options overwhelm you when shopping the beWellnm marketplace. We understand, it can be stressful to choose a plan, especially if you are selecting for your household. The good news...

Neighbors Help Each Other: A Certified Assister’s Story of Connecting New Mexicans with Health Insurance

Miranda Tso, Native American Liaison Manager, became a BeWell Certified Assister in 2016. A lifelong New Mexican, she has a passion for helping her neighbors get high-quality health insurance—a passion...

Tax Time: What You Need to Know About Forms 1095-A & 8962

If you had health insurance coverage through BeWell at any point during 2023 and chose to get a premium tax credit (PTC) in advance to help pay your monthly premiums, you must “reconcile” the tax credits...

How to Read Your Summary of Benefits and Coverage

Adulting is hard. Understanding your health insurance plan doesn’t have to be! When you sign up for insurance, you are entitled to get a Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC). The SBC is a document that...

How Native Americans Can Get No-Cost to Low-Cost Health Insurance in 2024

Need affordable health insurance? Get covered with BeWell. Native Americans living in New Mexico can get no-cost to low-cost health insurance with BeWell. You could save hundreds of dollars on a high-quality...

Know the ABCs of Health Insurance Shopping!

Health insurance companies use strange words to describe their services. This is meant to make comparing plans easier. But sometimes the words don’t make sense! If shopping for health insurance makes you...

Learn About Your Health Plan

After You Enroll, Review These Things Once you’ve enrolled in a health insurance plan through the BeWell Marketplace we recommend taking these four steps to make sure you understand your plan and get...