National Blog
It’s time to tell the masses: Health care reform is almost here!
Twenty-five million uninsured Americans are likely to gain coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2014, but substantial lack of knowledge about the law will certainly present a challenge. It’s time to kick educational efforts into high gear, and humor always helps. Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum produced this great video, Open [...]
CMS & HRSA Issue Joint Letter on HIV/AIDS Coordination
Two great tastes that taste great together?! That’s what happens when federal agencies coordinate! On May 1, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) released an informational bulletin on coordination between Medicaid and the Ryan White HIV/AIDS programs. The bulletin provides a background on the Ryan White program, including [...]
HIV Health Reform news from Illinois
New Report: Immigrant Access to Health Care Reform Programs in Illinois
Our partners at Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) released in early May a report on immigrant access to health care. The report focuses on barriers to enrollment for both legal and undocumented immigrants in Illinois, and highlights a successful program: This report addresses the challenges of Affordable Care Act implementation in Illinois. [...]
Illinois Affordable Care Act Fact Sheets Available On Make Medicare Work Website
The fantastic team at the Illinois-based Make Medicare Work (MMW) Coalition has released a new set of seven tip sheets to help consumers understand how the ACA helps them. The tip sheets are on the following topics: • The ACA and Closing the Medicare Part D Donut Hole (MS Word doc) • The ACA and [...]