As open enrollment approaches, health officials use census data to reach uninsured

Carolyn Artes was in the middle of her shift ringing up customers at Stop & Shop when she felt a wave of light-headedness. Her pulse quickened and she braced herself for a fainting episode. But Artes stifled her impulse to seek medical help, and turned down colleagues’ offers to call an ambulance. The 56-year-old West Haven resident has been uninsured for years.