The Affordable Care Act is coming down the pipe, and the public library will play in important role in assisting people to understand and explore their options.
As part of the Affordable Health Care Act, U.S. citizens and legal residents will be required to have qualifying health coverage by January 1, 2014. In preparation for this, a health care exchange (a place where consumers can purchase subsidized health insurance coverage) will be available on October 1, 2013.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently announced a partnership to help libraries get ready to respond to patron requests for assistance in understanding and navigating new health insurance options in the Health Insurance Marketplace.
You can view the archived webinar from August 21st presenting an overview of the ACA and how it relates to Wisconsin Public Libraries by CDT, Stephen Johnson from the Ebling Health Sciences Library at the University of Wisconsin, along with Terrie Howe and Tessa Michaelson Schmidt from the Public Library Development Team at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The link to the recorded webinar: https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2013-08-21.0742.M.105C64666809901538318B594784D3.vcr&sid=2012293 or http://tinyurl.com/lquvjds
The federal exchange will open October 1, 2013. If an individual wishes their health insurance to begin January 1, 2014, they must enroll by mid-December. Open Enrollment will close March 31, 2014.
More information can be found here: http://pld.dpi.wi.gov/pld_aca
So, get on your marks and be prepared for Oct 1st.
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