The Affordable Care Act provides an opportunity to increase access to care for millions of individuals in this country, including Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. This webinar is the fifth in a series of outreach efforts conducted by the US Dept of HHS, SAMHSA, the National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association, […]
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The Affordable Care Act: What American Indian and Alaska Native Parents Need to Know
The federal government provides for medical access for a variety of people through federal health insurances like Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Medicare provides health coverage to people who are 65 or older, certain younger people with disabilities, and people with end-stage renal disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a […]
Enhancing and Diversifying the Nation’s Health Care Workforce
A new report by the Texas Health Institute, Enhancing and Diversifying the Nation’s Health Care Workforce, examines 19 workforce provisions in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) which are key to advancing racial and ethnic equity in the health care system. Population of focus: Hospitals, Clinics, Health centers Link to resource: The Affordable Care Act & Racial and […]
New Spanish Cartoon on the Affordable Care Act: “Los YouToons Se Preparan Para Obamacare”
Antes del inicio del período de inscripción abierta, el 1 de octubre, la Kaiser Family Foundation presenta un video en español para que el público comprenda mejor los cambios que vienen próximamente bajo la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (Affordable Care Act o ACA, en inglés). “Los You Toons Se Preparan para […]
Video Explanation of the Health Insurance Marketplace by the Maine Consumers for Affordable Health Care
This simple and direct explanation of the Health Insurance Marketplace was released by the Maine Consumers for Affordable Health Care (CAHC). Please note that even if you aren’t a resident of Maine, everything except the Maine-specific stats apply to your state. You should also know that this video was created with a budget of $250.00 […]
Getting Ready for the Health Insurance Marketplace Toolkit
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has released a training resource toolkit, developed through the Enrollment Coalitions Initiative, entitled “Getting Ready for the Health Insurance Marketplace.” This toolkit will assist organizations with outreach, education and enrollment of individuals in the Health Insurance Marketplace. It is composed of three sections: A description of the […]