On the recordNovember 14, 2013
Mr. Speaker, I rise to share with you the story of a couple from Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, the Zakoses. In a one-on-one session last Monday, that is, a week ago Monday, Beverly and Bob Zakos of Catasauqua sat as the navigator, Mr. Hartman, worked online through their application with them. This time, although they had had a prior bad experience, the online connection worked ``like a charm,'' Hartman said. Once it is finished, the Zakoses will get a plan that will be more than $500 a month less expensive than the COBRA coverage they had been purchasing for $1,200, even without subsidies. At 62 years old, Mr. Zakos is hoping that with some adjustments to his income and his wife's Medicare, he can qualify for hundreds more a month in subsidies. I take that from the Allentown Morning Call. ____________________
