The Administration has kicked off a health care reform outreach campaign to educate the uninsured and prepare them to enroll in Medicaid and exchange health plans.
Last week, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced $150 million in grant awards to 1,159 health centers across the nation to enroll uninsured Americans in new health coverage options made available by the Affordable Care Act. These grant funds will allow consumers to get help understanding their coverage options through the new Health Insurance Marketplace, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program; determine their eligibility and what financial help they can get; and enroll in new affordable health coverage options.
The goal of the Administration is to make applying for health coverage as easy as possible. There will be a new, consumer-focused website at www.healthcare.gov which is also available in Spanish at www.CuidadoDeSalud.gov; along with a 24-hour-a-day consumer call center that offers services in 150 languages to help Americans understand their coverage options and select the plan that best suits their needs when open enrollment in the new Health Insurance Marketplace begins Oct. 1, 2013.
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