Labor & Employment Law

New Info on Health Care Reform Law Available From HHS

By Mike Hall

The Department of Health and Human Services has updated several websites and links for people looking for information on the new health care reform law, or, more formally, the Affordable Care Act.

For a look at this week’s town hall meeting with seniors, President Obama and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, click here, and click here for information on the impact of health care reform and the deficit.

You can find frequently asked Affordable Care Act questions here and find updates from administration officials here.  Sign up for e-mail updates on the health care reform law here.

Several brochures and other resources are available too, including:

• The $250 Medicare prescription drug “donut hole” rebate, here;
• Young Adult Coverage Fact Sheet, here;
• How to use a new internet portal to help individuals and small businesses identify insurance options in their state, here.

Click here to find out about health care reform’s impact on various communities, including African Americans, Latinos, women, small businesses, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Americans with disabilities, the LGBT community and veterans.

Full post as published by AFL-CIO NOW BLOG on June 11, 2010 (boomark / email).