Congresswoman Fudge, CBC members use social media to urge constituents to sign up for Obamacare by March 31, 2014 deadline, U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, MetroHealth Hospital president join Fudge in Cleveland in support of Obamacare, read here where to sign up for Obamacare healthcare insurance

U.S. Rep Marcia L. Fudge, a Warrensville Heights Democrat and also chairperson of the Congressional Black Caucus of Blacks in Congress. Fudge urges her constituents and others that have not done so already to sign up for Obamacare by the Monday, March 31 deadline for the first round. Read below where to sign up.

U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez, who joined
 Congresswoman Fudge in Cleveland  last week in support of Obamacare (The Affordability Care Act) at MetroHealth Hospital 

MetroHealth Hospital President Dr. Akram Boutros, M.D.

By Kathy Wray Coleman,  Editor-in-Chief,

Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog,

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Kathy Wray Coleman is  a community activist and 20 year investigative journalist

 who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper, Ohio's Black press with 

print newspapers in Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio

CLEVELAND, Ohio -March 31 is the deadline to enroll for Obamacare's healthcare insurance (The Affordable Care Act) under its individual mandate, with an extended another two weeks to people that opted to enroll but got caught up via Obamacare website discrepancies or other snags. And Blacks in Congress such as Reps Charlie Rangel of New York,  Alcee Hastings of Florida and Barbara Lee of California, led by Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Rep. Marcia Fudge ( D-11), a Warrenville Heights Democrat whose largely Black 11th congressional district includes the majority Black Ohio cities of Cleveland, East Cleveland, and Warrensville Heights and a largely Black pocket of Akron, are using social media websites like  Twitter to urge their constituents to sign up by Monday's deadline. The next round of sign-ups is not until October.

Fudge, who entertained U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez in Cleveland last week at an event with doctors and MetroHealth Hospital CEO Dr. Akram Boutros in support of Obamacare, herself is using social media through Facebook to urge her constituents to enroll before the first deadline. The federal lawmaker told Cleveland Urban News.Com in a press release last week on the visit by Perez to Cleveland that she supports Obamacare.

Congresswoman' Fudge's Facebook posting relative to the Obamacare Monday, March 31, 2014 deadline is as follows:

More than 5 million Americans and counting, have already signed up for health coverage through state and federal marketplaces. The congresswoman also entertained last week in Cleveland as part of the pro Obamcaree campaign:

Do you know someone who needs to get covered? The deadline to obtain coverage for 2014 is March 31st.

Please share these resources:
Enroll directly on www.healthcare.gov

Get information or enroll by phone: 1-800-318-2596

In Cuyahoga County, residents can dial 2-1-1

The MetroHealth System also has an RV enrollment van staffed by certified application counselors that will be available at various locations in the 11th district in the coming week. For more info on the RV, go to: http://www.metrohealth.org/enrollment-unit

Counselors are available at MetroHealth Hospital:
Hours - 8am-5pm, M-F
Number: 216-957-2325
Website: http://www.metrohealth.org/financial-assistance

In addition, Healthcare.gov has a locator tool to find local resources that can help you with the application process,https://localhelp.healthcare.gov/ (www.clevelandurbannews.com) / (www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com)