New Health Care Law Explained
February 4th, 2013
The Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships of the US government agency Health and Human Services (HHS) is offering a series of informational webinars on the new health care reform law for faith and community leaders in February and March 2013.
The Health Care Law 101
February 12 at 2:00 p.m. ET
A presentation on the main provisions in the Affordable Care Act, the health care law, and how to access care in your community.
Tour of HealthCare.gov
February 21 at 12:30 pm ET
An online tour of www.HealthCare.gov that will help you and those in your congregation and community access health care, provide information on the Health Insurance Marketplace (Exchanges and Medicaid Expansion) and understand the main provisions of the health care law.
The Health Care Law 101 (in Spanish)
February 26 at 3:00 p.m. ET
A presentation on the main provisions in the Affordable Care Act, the health care law, and how to access care in your community in Spanish.
The Connecting Kids to Coverage National Outreach and Enrollment Campaign
February 27 at 2:00 pm ET
Learn about the nationwide effort to identify children eligible for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and get them enrolled.
The Health Care Law 101
March 7 at 1:00 p.m. ET
A presentation on the main provisions in the Affordable Care Act, the health care law, and how to access care in your community.
The Health Care Law 101 (in Spanish)
March 19 at 3:00 p.m. ET
A presentation on the main provisions in the Affordable Care Act, the health care law, and how to access care in your community in Spanish.
All webinars are open to the public and include a question and answer session where you can ask HHS staff any questions you may have. They encourage you to submit questions you would like to have answered on the webinars to ACA101@hhs.gov.
To participate in one of the webinars, please select your preferred topic from the list below and submit the necessary information. Please click on the title of the webinar and fill out the registration form. After registering you will receive an e-mail confirmation containing information about joining the webinar. Please contact us at ACA101@hhs.gov if you have problems registering or if you have any questions about the health care law.
Reminder: Children’s Health Insurance Program and Medicaid Outreach Grant Opportunity
If your organization or agency is interested in enrolling eligible children in the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Medicaid, CMS is currently soliciting proposals until February 21, 2013 for Connecting Kids to Coverage Outreach and Enrollment Grants. States, local governments, community-based and non-profit organizations, Indian health care providers, and tribal entities are all eligible to apply. For more information, please follow this link: http://www.insurekidsnow.gov/professionals/index.html
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