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Affordable Care Act and Public Health: Opportunities and Outreach

This article discusses the Affordable Care Act's objectives, including increasing access to affordable health coverage, slowing the rate of healthcare costs, and improving the quality of healthcare. It also highlights various public health provisions and opportunities for outreach, such as tribal grant programs and behavioral health prevention grants. The National Indian Health Outreach and Education mission is introduced, along with its national partners and area coordinators. Furthermore, it outlines the outreach and education activities that have been conducted, including the development of a consumer-oriented website and the organization of training sessions.

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Affordable Care Act and Public Health: Opportunities and Outreach

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  1. AFFORDABLE Care Act and Public Health Jennifer Cooper NIHB Legislative Director 2012 NIHB Public Health Summit Hard Rock Casino May 30, 2012

  2. ACA Objectives • Increase access to affordable health coverage • Slow the rate of increase in health care costs • Increase health insurance consumer protections • Improve quality of health care • increase focus on prevention

  3. Public Health Provisions

  4. Opportunities • Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant Programs • 05/30/12 – Letter of Intent is due • Community Transformation Grant • Small Communities Programs – due 7/31/12 • SAMHSA Behavioral Health-Tribal Prevention Grant (FY 2013) • President’s Proposed Budget: $40 million

  5. National Indian Health Outreach and Education

  6. National Indian Health Outreach & Education (NIHOE) MISSION: To develop effective, streamlined, consumer-oriented materials to assist American Indians & Alaska Natives in understanding their rights and new opportunities under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) & the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA). NIHOE National Partners & Area Coordinators

  7. NIHOE National Partners

  8. 13 NIHOE Area Coordinators

  9. Outreach & Education Activities • A consumer-oriented, interactive website was developed and launched • A two day Kickoff meeting was held in Washington, D.C. • A two day National Tribal Health Care Reform Training was held in Minnesota “Area Strategies Session: Developing Area Plans for O&E” – Bemidji Area

  10. National Indian Health BoardJennifer CooperLegislative DirectorJcooper@nihb.org THANK YOU

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