Letters from 216

The White House, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and Congreso held a fully bi-lingual community forum to discuss the CuidadoDeSalud.Gov website and the Affordable Care Act. The event was well attended by clients, staff, and other community members.

Here are some remarks and clarifications about the Affordable Care Act and the commitment of the Department of Health & Human Services to community health initiatives (English & Spanish):

Here is a demonstration of the CuidadoDeSalud.Gov website (English & Spanish):

We hope you will pass on this website as a resource to your clients, family, and friends. The site details insurance options, disease prevention resources, and easy-to-understand explanations of how the Affordable Care Act will take effect between now and 2014.

Here are the Q&As from the forum attendees:

Q: When does the Affordable Care Act go into affect?

A: The main provisions and protections of the Act are already in effect now. The

CuidadoDeSalud.Gov /Affordable Care Act sites includes a calendar that shows when different pieces of the law will come into effect between now and 2014.

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Q: Will the Affordable Care Act likely be repealed by a new Congress?

A: Part of the responsibility of the Department of Health & Human Services is to defend the law from any attacks.

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Q: Will the Department of Health & Human Services subsidize continuing education for health care professionals and patient education through community organizations?

A: The Department of Health & Human Services wants the “continuum of care” to begin in the community where all other needs are met. This includes medical teams that include doctors, nurse practitioners,etc. To that end, the Department will invest $15 Billion dollars in public health prevention initiatives.

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Q: If someone applies for insurance with a pre-existing condition, can they be refused?

A: Right now, children with pre-existing conditions CANNOT be refused insurance coverage. Starting in 2014, Adults will also have the same protection. There are also current plans locally, like PA Fair Care that help adults with pre-existing conditions. Information about plans like PA Fair Care in Spanish can be accessed through the CuidadoDeSalud.Gov website.

Do you have any other questions about how Congreso’s plans for primary health care? Please contact Jennifer Atlas at atlasj@congreso.net

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The White House, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and Congreso cordially invite you to a community forum to discuss CuidadoDeSalud.Gov and the Affordable Care Act.

Thursday, November 4, 2010
12:00pm – 1:30pm

Speakers:
Cecilia Munoz, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs at the White House

Mayra Alvarez, Director of Public Health Policy, Office of Health Reform, HHS

Joanne Corte Grossi, Region III Director, HHS

Dario Bellot, Interim President, Congreso

Location:
Congreso
2800 American Street
Multipurpose Room
Philadelphia, PA 19133


Refreshments will be served.


The Affordable Care Act, signed into law by President Obama, represents a new day for American consumers in our health care system and marks a crucial turning point for health care in the Latino community by targeting the very issues preventing them from achieving better health and extending care to up to 9 million Latinos across the country.  A series of new rights, benefits, and protections under the Affordable Care Act will begin to bring to an end some of the worst abuses of the insurance industry and will put consumers, not insurance companies, in charge of their health care.

The forum will include a demonstration of CuidadoDeSalud.gov, the first website in Spanish of its kind to help consumers take control of their health care by connecting them to new information and resources that will help individuals, families, and small businesses access quality, affordable health care coverage. 

This event is being sponsored by:
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES & CONGRESO

QUESTIONS:
WALESKA MALDONADO
VICE PRESIDENT, HEALTH PROMOTION & WELLNESS DIVISION
CONGRESO 
TEL: 215-763-8870 EXT. 1306



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La Casa Blanca, El Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de los Estados Unidos (HHS)
lo invita a un foro comunitario para conversar sobre
CuidadoDeSalud.gov y
La Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio

Jueves 4 de Noviembre del 2010
12:00pm – 1:30pm

Presentadores:
Cecilia Munoz, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs at the White House

Mayra Alvarez, Director of Public Health Policy, Office of Health Reform, HHS

Joanne Corte Grossi, Region III Director, HHS

Dario Bellot, Interim President, Congreso

Lugar:
Congreso
2800 American Street
Multipurpose Room
Philadelphia, PA 19133

Aperitivos seran servidos.


La Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio, promulgada por el Presidente Obama, representa una nueva etapa para los consumidores estadounidenses en nuestro sistema de salud y marca un punto de transformación crucial de la atención médica en la comunidad latina al abordar las barreras que previenen que los latinos tengan una  mejor salud, y extiende la atención médica a casi  9 millones de latinos en todo el país. Una serie de nuevos derechos, beneficios y protecciones bajo la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio comenzará a poner fin a algunos de los peores abusos de la industria de seguros médicos y les dará el control a los consumidores del cuidado de su salud y no a las compañías de seguros.

El foro incluirá una demostración del sitio de CuidadoDeSalud.gov, el primer portal de Internet en español de este tipo que  ayuda a los consumidores a tomar el control del cuidado de su salud al conectarlos a información y recursos que ayudan a los individuos, a las familias y a las pequeñas empresas a tener acceso al cuidado de salud a bajo precio y de calidad.  CuidadoDeSalud.gov les dará a los latinos en todo el país mejor información sobre las opciones que tienen, el costo de estas opciones, y lo que pueden esperar de su compañía de seguros - específicamente basadas en sus condiciones de vida y comunidad local.

Este evento es patrocinado por el:
DEPARTMENTO DE SALUD Y SERVICIOS HUMANOS DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS & CONGRESO

PREGUNTAS:
Waleska Maldonado
Vice Presidente de Promoción de Salud
 y de la división de Bienestad
CONGRESO 
tel: 215-763-8870 EXT 1306