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Harford County Chapter NAACP Press Release

County-wide Comprehensive Affordable Care Act Health Forum

SAVE THE DATEIn two weeks, on Saturday, Nov. 2nd from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM at Union United Methodist Church, 700 N. Post Road in Aberdeen, the local

Harford County Chapter of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) will host a county-wide Affordable Care Act Health Forum.

As we outreach to approximately 20,000 uninsured Harford County residents under the age of 65, our guest speakers will include:

Marilyn Johnson,Harford Countys very own lead Navigator from the Maryland Health Connection (www.marylandhealthconnection.gov), SEEDCO, a partner for Marylands Health Benefit Exchange that manages health insurance access programs in the region, Representatives from the Harford Community Action Agency, Inc. and the Harford County Health Department, and Cheri Wilson, MA, MHS, CPHQ from the Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Whether you are a single individual, already covered through Medicaid, a family, a small business owner, or friend obtaining information on behalf ofanother, it will be worth your while to attend. You will learn about the key provisions of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), Eligibility

for Coverage, County Enrollment Schedules, Health Disparities and other informative details to help you decide how to obtain access to affordable health care

coverage. View the Kaiser Family Foundation animation overview in English at: http://kff.org/health-reform/video/youtoons-obamacare-video/ or Spanish

athttp://kff.org/health-reform/video/los-youtoons-se-preparan-para-obamacare/.

Speakers will provide information on the following:

1. Legislative Details regarding the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act2. Income Eligibility for Coverage thru Medicaid Expansion3. Qualifications for MCHP (Maryland Childrens Health Program)4. How to Enroll for Health Insurance Coverage via the Maryland Health Connection5. Timelines, Deadlines & Consequences of Lack of Coverage6. The Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP)7. Health Care Tax Credits for Small Businesses8. Glossary of Health Coverage and Medical Terms9. Schedule of Countywide Enrollment Opportunities10. Health Disparities: Why Your Zip Code Is Such a Good Predictor of Your Health

Materials will be available in English and Spanish and transportation is available. Seating is limited to 300 persons.

Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization,www.naacp.org. From the ballot box to the classroom, the thousands

of dedicated workers, organizers, leaders and members who make up the NAACP continue to fight for social justice for all Americans.

The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights

of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination.

One of the advocacy issues of the NAACP is to bring our national voice to assist in the eradication of racial and ethnic disparities in health, with a focus not

only on disease prevention, but on the social and environmental factors that affect health and wellness.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 19, 2013

Marla Posey-Moss

County NAACP Political Action Chair

410-746-2746/mpm_thinks@msn.com

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