The New Massachusetts Health Care Legislation (BOS)
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- Overview
- This workshop is intended for counselors and teachers who want to be able to help their adult students understand the new state health care law and what they may need to do to meet its requirements. It will provide an overview of changes to the health care system in Massachusetts following the recent major health reform legislation. This will include a review of public health insurance options, changes to the Free Care Pool, a description of the new public insurance program called Commonwealth Care, and discussion of new private market plans. It will provide information about the new requirement that individuals purchase health insurance by the end of the year. The workshop will focus on learning to determine whether a person should apply for public benefits or buy private coverage, and also whether an individual will be subject to the requirement to have insurance.
- Details
- When
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October 15, 2007
from
09:30 am
to
11:30 am
- Where
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- Adult Literacy Resource Institute/SABES Greater Boston RSC, Wheatley Bldg., 4th floor, room 04-167, 100 Morrissey Blvd.
- University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
- Registration Deadline
- Oct 01, 2007 at 12:00 AM
- Topics
- Counseling
- Contact info
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For info on the activity: Steve Reuys. (For info on registrations: Andrea Lawless, e-mail andrea.lawless@umb.edu or phone 617-287-4079.)
steve.reuys@umb.edu
617-287-4071 - Indicators of Program Quality
- IPQ3 - Student support services
- Learning objectives
- As a result of this workshop, participants will be able to: 1) Identify which individuals may be eligible for public insurance options and refer them to a toll-free helpline for application assistance. 2) Briefly describe changes to the Free Care Pool. 3) Identify whether an individual will be subject to the requirement to have insurance. 4) Briefly describe the range of new private insurance options and identify benefits and disadvantages within health plans.
- Presenters
- Amy Katzen
- Presenters Bio
- Amy is the Outreach and Enrollment Coordinator at Health Care for All, a non-profit consumer advocacy organization.
- Host RSC
- Boston Region
- PDPs
- no
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