ATLANTA, GA (PR) - Enroll America Georgia State Director Danté McKay released the following statement in response to the announcement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) that five Georgia organizations will receive nearly $4 million over the next three years to provide free, in-person Affordable Care Act enrollment assistance across the state:
“Today’s announcement from HHS awarding nearly $4 million to five organizations right here in Georgia is great news for Georgians, and a big step towards making sure in-person assistance is available in every community of the state. The three-year time frame of the grant provides the Georgia enrollment coalition with stability as we work to make enrollment a way of life for years to come.
“The next Affordable Care Act open enrollment period begins on November 1, and access to free in-person assistance remains critical to enrollment success, especially since more than 70% of the remaining uninsured think it’s important to talk to someone one-on-one when buying insurance.
“At Enroll America, we’ll continue to provide our popular consumer tools like the Get Covered Connector, which allows consumers to easily schedule an appointment with an assister; and we’ll launch the new Get Covered Plan Explorer, which will help Georgians and assisters work together to find the plan that will best fit their needs and budget.
“We’ll also continue to support assisters with innovative training programs and the latest research, so they can serve as many Georgians as possible in their community. As we gear up for the new open enrollment period, we’re confident that in-person assisters will have the tools, resources, and support to help Georgians get covered and stay covered.”
Georgians can schedule an appointment to get free, in-person help from an enrollment expert by visiting www.GetCoveredAmerica.org/Connector
GEORGIA
Boat People SOS, Inc.*
Anticipated grant amount: $145,134
Counties Served
Target Population
Atlanta
• Asian Americans with limited English proficiency and low literacy levels living in small and low-resource enclaves and socially isolated in urban areas.
• Increased focus on Asian Americans who suffer mental and physical disabilities resulting from persecution in their home countries.
Boat People SOS, Inc. (BPSOS) is a national community-based nonprofit organization and the nation’s largest Vietnamese-American community organization. BPSOS served as a 2013 and 2014 Navigator sub-awardee. As a Navigator grantee, BPSOS will target Asian Americans, with a specific focus on those hard-to-reach and underserved subpopulations of Asian Americans who face particular barriers to information and service, and require specifically designed outreach strategies. BPSOS will also serve as a Navigator grantee in Virginia.
Georgia Association for Primary Health Care, Inc.
Anticipated grant amount: $941,522
Counties Served
Target Population
Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bibb, Bleckley, Brantley, Brooks, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Butts, Calhoun, Camden, Candler, Carroll, Catoosa, Charlton, Chatham, Chattahoochee, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clay, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Columbia, Cook, Coweta, Crawford, Crisp, Dade, Dawson, Decatur, Dodge, Dooly, Dougherty, Douglas, Early, Echols, Effingham, Elbert, Emanuel, Evans, Fannin, Fayette, Floyd, Forsythe, Franklin, Gilmer, Glascock, Glynn, Gordon, Grady, Greene, Habersham, Hall, Hancock, Haralson, Harris, Hart, Heard, Henry, Houston, Irwin, Jackson, Jasper, Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Jones, Lamar, Lanier, Laurens, Lee, Liberty, Lincoln, Long, Lowndes, Lumpkin, Macon, Madison, Marion, McDuffie, McIntosh, Meriwether, Miller, Mitchell, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Murray, Muscogee, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Peach, Pickens, Pierce, Pike, Polk, Pulaski, Putnam, Quitman, Rabun, Randolph, Richmond, Rockdale, Schley, Screven, Seminole, Spalding, Stephens, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taliaferro, Tattnall, Taylor, Telfair, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Toombs, Towns, Treutlen, Troup, Turner, Twiggs, Union, Upson, Walker, Walton, Ware, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, White, Whitfield, Wilcox, Wilkes, Wilkinson and Worth
• Low-income and vulnerable populations
• Increased focus on veterans, Latinos and other minority groups, self-employed individuals, new mothers, and women with children.
The Georgia Association for Primary Health Care (GAPHC) serves as the Primary Care Association for the state of Georgia and represents all 32 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) with 169 clinic sites in 106 counties. GAPHC provides leadership to all Georgia FQHCs in the provision of access to health care, including provision of outreach and education to low-income, uninsured, and vulnerable residents. As a Navigator grantee, GAPHC will work to assist uninsured GA with ACA marketplace enrollment.
Georgia Refugee Health and Mental Health
Anticipated grant amount: $361,280
Counties Served
Target Population
Primarily Atlanta, including DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett counties
• Underserved and uninsured populations
• Increased focus on refugee and immigrant communities
Georgia Refugee Health and Mental Health (GRHMH) is a community/consumer focused nonprofit with a strong track record of bringing Affordable care to Georgia’s significantly large refugee and international/LEP communities. GRHMH will focus on the “least served” who suffer the most extreme healthcare disparities and inequalities in the US and limited access to health insurance.
Health Care Central Georgia dba Community Health Works
Anticipated grant amount: $2,319,333
Counties Served
Target Population
Statewide
• Rural, Latino, African American, AAPI, LGBTQ, and American Indian communities
Health Care Central Georgia has formed an alliance of six regional cancer coalitions and other partner organizations to form the Insure GA consortium. As a 2014 Navigator grantee they will build on their experience and target underinsured and uninsured Georgia residents throughout the state by partnering with area safety net organizations and providing outreach at the point of care (including primary care docs) sites.
National Alliance for Hispanic Health *
Anticipated grant amount: $157,800
Counties Served
Target Population
Fulton
• Uninsured and underinsured Hispanic consumers
National Alliance for Hispanic Health’s Hispanic Partnership for Health Insurance Coverage Program (HPHIC) will provide assistance to underserved communities. HPHIC Program will focus on enrollment among Hispanic consumers in Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) through the Marketplace, CHIP, and Medicaid with the provision of culturally proficient and linguistically appropriate health insurance plan application and enrollment assistance. National Alliance for Hispanic Health will also serve as a Navigator in Florida, Illinois, and Texas.
Asistencia Gratuita Para Comprar Seguro de Salud
Annette Raveneau, portavoz de Enroll America, emitió la siguiente declaración con respecto al anuncio de la subvención para el programa de asistentes en persona del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos:
“El anuncio que hizo el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de que otorgará $67 millones a 100 organizaciones en 34 estados del país es una noticia fabulosa para los consumidores y un gran paso para garantizar que haya ayuda en persona en todas las comunidades del país.
Nos complace que la cantidad a otorgarse es mayor a la otorgada el año pasado, y el plazo de tres años de la subvención le dará estabilidad a la coalición nacional para inscripción en cuidado médico mientras trabaja para convertir la inscripción en seguro de salud en parte de nuestras vidas por muchos años más.
El próximo periodo de inscripción abierta de la Ley de Salud comienza en noviembre, y el acceso a ayuda gratuita en persona sigue siendo esencial para el éxito de los esfuerzos de inscripción, especialmente porque el 63 % de las personas hispanohablantes que todavía no tienen un seguro de salud consideran muy importante la ayuda personalizada para comprar un seguro de salud.
Enroll America seguirá teniendo sus populares herramientas en línea para los consumidores, entre ellas la Get Covered Connector, que ahora la tenemos en español y les facilita a los consumidores programar una cita con un asistente.
También lanzaremos la herramienta Get Covered Plan Explorer, la cual ayudará a consumidores y asistentes a encontrar juntos el plan médico que mejor se ajuste a las necesidades y el bolsillo de los consumidores.
Igualmente seguiremos brindándoles a los asistentes apoyo mediante innovadores programas de capacitación y la investigación más reciente, para que puedan ayudar al mayor número posible de consumidores en su comunidad.
Ahora que nos preparamos para el nuevo periodo de inscripción abierta, nos sentimos confiados de que los asistentes que brindan ayuda en persona tendrán las herramientas, los recursos y el apoyo necesario para ayudar a las personas en Estados Unidos a asegurarse y mantener su cobertura”.
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