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Connecting Americans to coverage: The 2013-2014 opportunity


Tuesday, November 5, 2013 : 12:30 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Jessica Kendall, MPH, Enroll America, Washington, DC
        
The Affordable Care Act provides millions of consumers with a new opportunity to obtain affordable, comprehensive health coverage. However, a majority of Americans have no idea that free or affordable coverage will be available to them, or that they can turn to people in their local community to get free help applying for coverage. Learn about Enroll America's national public education campaign “Get Covered America”, what's happening in your state, ways to get involved and best practices for getting consumers enrolled into health coverage in 2014.

Learning Areas:

Communication and informatics
Diversity and culture
Other professions or practice related to public health
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Public health or related laws, regulations, standards, or guidelines
Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
Describe Enroll America's research and national campaign, Get Covered America. Identify ways that participants can assist consumers in learning about the coverage options available to them and/or helping them apply for coverage.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Jessica Kendall is the Director of Outreach at Enroll America. Jessica works to identify best practices in outreach and enrollment, and shares those lessons with partners at the national, state, and local level. Formerly, Ms. Kendall consulted on consumer assistance and navigator related projects for the National Academy of State Health Policy and the Georgetown Center for Children and Families. While in Oregon, she was the Outreach Manager for Oregon’s Healthy Kids Program.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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