ACA Outreach and Education Information and Documents

Provider Affordable Care Act (ACA) O&E Toolkit— HRSA recently launched the Provider ACA toolkit, a clearinghouse of Marketplace resources for clinicians and site administrators. The site includes:

  • ACA Basics – State-specific information, Marketplace enrollment timeline, and Consumer assistance information.
  • Patient Handouts and Education – Information on eligibility and new coverage options as well as where to go to enroll.
  • Business Operations – Information about the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP); the health care law; and business operations.
  • Training and Education – Training for CME/CE credit, sample slides, webinars and other materials that can be shared with health professionals.

General information for providers

Marketplace.cms.gov Ten Things Providers Need to Know and 10 Things To Tell Your Patients — These documents from Marketplace.cms.gov give providers a quick rundown of the most important things to know and share with patients about the Affordable Care Act.

  • 10 Things Provider Need to Know.
  • 10 Things to Tell Your Patients.

General Marketplace/ O&E Info from CMS

  • Official, pre-approved materials for outreach and enrollment
  • Key dates for providers for Health Insurance Marketplace
  • Overview of the ACA and a Basic Introduction to the Marketplace
  • The Consumer Assistance Resources Info-graphichas a visual breakdown of where consumers can go for enrollment help.
  • Marketplace widgetsthat HRSA providers can use
  • Links to order printed copies (while supplies last) of consumer materials to share with your community.

Information for Certified Application Counselor (CAC) groups

  • Apply to become a CAC organization:
  • Training for CACs:
  • Training Updates—CMS has developed a set of FAQs for organizations in states that are using the federal CAC designation for their training requirements (Federally-Facilitated Marketplace, certain State-based and State-Partnership Marketplaces). Read the FAQs.

Champions for Coverage

  • List of current Champions for Coverage
  • How to apply to become a Champion for Coverage

September 17, 2013