The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that oversees
health programs has recently sent the Latino Action Network a toolkit of flyers in Spanish and
English about the Affordable Care Act (otherwise called Obamacare). These
are simple explanations of how the ACA will be implemented and what people can
do to prepare. One flyer is particularly aimed at small businesses and
their employees. In order to be ready to enroll people beginning October
2013 with coverage effective after January 1, 2014 it is important we
distribute and post this information where people can see it. Since the
State of New Jersey
has not decided how it is going to participate, some details are not available,
but we should alert people now. This outreach is only the first step in
trying to reach all the uninsured, especially in our Hispanic community.
LAN expects to be part of this on-going campaign.
Follow the link to the toolkit below and you
will see eight flyers you can download and print out or post on your
websites. Thanks for your cooperation.
Click here to download: Afordable Care Act (ACA) Toolkit
More information from CMS can be found below:
Enrollment
in the Health Insurance Marketplace starts October 1st, and coverage starts
in January 2014. Now that October 1 is fast approaching, we've developed a toolkit with resources to help you spread the word
about the Marketplace. The toolkit includes information, tools, and
resources you need to help consumers find health insurance to fit their
budget, with less hassle. As new items are developed for outreach,
we’ll continue to add them to this toolkit.
Also,
HealthCare.gov now has information about the
Marketplace for consumers. Check out all of the latest information,
including 7 things consumers can do now to get ready for
enrollment. Consumers can also sign up for Marketplace email and text message updates.
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