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2:30 PM ET (11:30 AM PT) - Open for Questions: Video Chat on Latinos and Health Care
Posted by on September 9, 2010 at 8:06 AM EDTJoin Department of Health & Human Services officials for a live webchat from the White House this Thursday at 2:30 PM ET (11:30 AM PT) to introduce CuidadoDeSalud.Gov, the first website in Spanish of its kind to help consumers take control of their health care, and to take questions from readers of some of the most important Hispanic internet websites in the country about how new changes under the Affordable Care Act affect the Latino community.
HHS officials will be joined on the chat by representatives from Univision.com’s health portal, Hola Doctor, and Dr. Aliza’s VidaYSalud.com. Consistent with the mandate in the Affordable Care Act, CuidadodeSalud.Gov is the partner site of HealthCare.gov and is the first website in Spanish to provide consumers with both public and private health coverage options tailored specifically for their needs in a single, easy-to-use tool.
Join us at 2:30 PM ET (11:30 AM PT) Thursday, at WhiteHouse.gov/live.
UPDATE: This event has now concluded, below is the full video:
Luis Miranda is Director of Hispanic Media
Learn more about Health CareJueves a las 2:30 PM ET (11:30 AM PT) - Listos Para Sus Preguntas: Los Latinos y el Cuidado de Salud
Posted by on September 9, 2010 at 7:55 AM EDTParticipe en un chat por internet con el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de Estados Unidos desde la Casa Blanca este jueves a las 2:30 PM ET (11:30 AM PT) para enterarse de CuidadodeSalud.Gov, el primer sitio de Internet en español de su tipo para ayudar los consumidores a tomar el control de su cuidado de salud. Durante el chat funcionarios del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos contestarán preguntas de lectores de algunos de los sitios de internet más importantes de la comunidad hispana para la información de salud, y sobre lo que significan para la comunidad Latina los cambios bajo la Ley de Cuidado de Salud de Bajo Precio.
Representantes del sitio web de Univision.com Hola Doctor, y del sitio de la Dra. Aliza, VidaYSalud.com participarán en el chat con los funcionarios. Conforme con el mandato de la Ley de Cuidado de Salud de Bajo Precio (Affordable Care Act), CuidadodeSalud.Gov es un sitio asociado a HealthCare.gov y es el primer sitio de Internet en español en proporcionar a los consumidores opciones tanto públicas como privadas de seguro médico a la medida de sus necesidades en una sola herramienta de uso fácil.
Participe con nosotros a las 2:30 PM ET (11:30 AM PT) hoy jueves aquí: http://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/live
INFORMACIÓN ACTUALIZADA: Este evento ha concluido, lo siguiente es el video completo:
Luis Miranda Director de Medios Hispanos
Learn more about Health CareNew Report on National Health Expenditures
Posted by on September 9, 2010 at 3:00 AM EDTThe CMS Office of the Actuary (OACT) released an update today regarding their annual National Health Expenditures report. The Office of the Actuary does a report on National Health expenditures annually every March. This year, when they put out their report, they indicated that Congress was poised to enact the health reform law and that they intended to publish an update after they had reviewed the law. This is that update. It is consistent with OACT’s earlier analysis of the law that was submitted to Congress by Rick Foster of the Office of the Actuary in April.
Today’s report by the Office of the Actuary confirms a central point of the Affordable Care Act passed by Congress and signed by President Obama: The Act will make health care more affordable for Americans. In fact, the Actuary’s report indicates that total health care spending per insured American will be more than $1000 lower thanks to the provisions of the new law than it would have been if Congress and the President had not acted.
Specifically, by 2019, overall health spending per insured person will average $14,720 instead of the $16,120 projected by the Actuary before the Act was enacted into law. This is great news for many Americans. More good news for American consumers: The Actuary predicts out of pocket spending on health care services per person will decline an average of 6% to $1,310, a savings of $80 per person per year. This means more money in people’s pockets.
Finally, the Actuary’s report confirms that 33 million Americans who are living without health insurance today will gain coverage. While this will result in a short-term increase in spending (as uninsured people begin to receive the care they have postponed or gone without), the rate of growth in spending will slow in the second half of this decade. A close look at this report’s data suggest that for average Americans, the Affordable Care Act will live up to its promise.
Nancy-Ann DeParle is the Director of the White House Office of Health Reform
Learn more about Health CareThe Affordable Care Act Strengthens Health Care for Latinos
Posted by on September 8, 2010 at 4:12 PM EDTToday, an op-ed from President Obama is running in major Spanish-language newspapers across the country. The op-ed discusses the benefits of the Affordable Care Act for Latinos and announces the release of a new Spanish-language version of HealthCare.gov – www.CuidadoDeSalud.gov.
The op-ed is running in ImpreMedia’s print publications (including La Opinión in Los Angeles and El Diario La Prensa in New York) and online properties, all of which have a monthly reach of 9.3 million adults and monthly distribution of nearly 11 million.
As the President notes in his op-ed:
Learn more about Health CareLa Ley de Reform del Sistema de Salud Mejorará la Atención Médica Para los Latinos
Posted by on September 8, 2010 at 4:08 PM EDTHoy se publicó una columna editorial del Presidente Obama en algunos de los periódicos hispanos más importantes de todo el país. En la columna el Presidente escribe sobre los beneficios para la comunidad hispana de la nueva La Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio, y anuncia un nuevo sitio web www.CuidadoDeSalud.gov, la versión en español de HealthCare.gov.
La columna fue publicada en los medios impresos y de internet de ImpreMedia (entre ellos La Opinión en Los Angeles y El Diario La Prensa en Nueva York), los cuales tienen un alcanze mensual de 9.3 millones de adultos y distribución de casi 11 millones.
En su columna el Presidente escribió:
Estos son algunos de los cambios que verá bajo la nueva ley de seguro médico. Para mayor información, puede visitar un nuevo sitio web en español: CuidadoDeSalud.gov. Este sitio web también le permitirá ver, por primera vez en la historia, todas sus opciones de seguro en un solo lugar, que pueden ser personalizados para usted y su familia. Encontrar el seguro médico correcto es una de las decisiones más importantes que puede hacer, pero con demasiada frecuencia es un proceso frustrante y difícil.
Por ejemplo, digamos que usted es un padre en Los Ángeles y su hijo tiene asma. Si va a CuidadoDeSalud.gov, lo primero que hará es contestar unas pocas preguntas básicas sobre sus circunstancias. A base de sus respuestas, el sitio web le mostrará todas las opciones de seguro médico en su comunidad en un formato fácil de leer. Podrá conseguir información clave sobre beneficios, primas y costos que paga el asegurado para que pueda comparar planes y escoger el que mejor se acomode a usted. CuidadoDeSalud.gov no guarda ninguna información personal. No vende nada a nadie. Esta herramienta sólo le ayudará a saber los hechos, para que pueda tomar la mejor decisión para usted y su familia.
Luis Miranda Director de Medios HispanosLearn more about Health CareThe Affordable Care Act Did Not Cause Unjust Premium Increases
Posted by on September 8, 2010 at 1:51 PM EDTToday’s Wall Street Journal reports that some health insurance companies are blaming the Affordable Care Act for premium increases that were planned long before the law was passed. We knew this would happen, which is why the President called on insurance companies not to use the Affordable Care Act as an excuse to implement unreasonable premium increases. In fact, when one insurance company in the State of Washington was called out for telling its beneficiaries that rate increases were due to the Affordable Care Act, that company agreed to issue a new letter clarifying the reasons for the increase.
The premium increases discussed today – many of which were planned before the Affordable Care Act was even signed into law– demonstrate that reform came at a critical time. In fact, consumers have faced unreasonable double digit premium increases for more than a decade, including employer-sponsored plans where premiums have more than doubled since 2000.
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