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Townhall meeting about the implications of ACA/Obamacare How the Affordable Care Act Affects You The Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) is the most sweeping health care reform since the inception of Medicare in 1965. Although the federal law has important implications for individuals, families, and businesses, many Americans remain unsure of how the law will impact them. This panel discussion will feature short presentations by health care experts, explaining how the ACA may affect healthcare delivery and access in 2014. This will be followed by a Q&A session where audience members are encouraged to ask their own questions about the federal health care law.
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The Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) Townhall
October 24, 2013
Aditya J. Ullal
Research Associate, VA Palo Alto Health Care System
President/Founder, Atiiva Inc.
Polling in California
53% support the law, 38% opposeǂ
• 70% of uninsured don’t have enough concrete information on how ACA impacts them*
• Among undocumented immigrants*:• 49% believe they may qualify for Medi-Cal• 43% believe they can buy subsidized
insurance through exchange
ǂField Poll (August 20, 2013)*Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Poll (Sept 26, 2013)
Recent National Polls
Poll Date View of LawApprove Disapprove
CNN/ORC Poll Oct. 18-20 41% 56%NBC/Wall Street Journal Oct. 7-9 38% 43%
CBS News Oct. 1-2 43% 51%Quinnipac University Sept. 23-29 45% 47%
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll Sept. 12-18 39% 43%USA Today/Pew Poll Sept. 4-8 42% 53%
Government Shutdown 2013
• Republicans seeking a new government spending bill (Continuing Resolution) with no funding for ACA
• Democrats seeking a spending bill without changes to ACA
Non-essential services were “shut down”
Lasted 16 days
What changes after the shutdown?
• ACA’s reinsurance tax delayed one year• More stringent income verification for
insurance exchanges
Panelists
• Dolores Alvarado, CEO, Community Health Partnership of Santa Clara County
• Jessica Oney, Certified Educator, Covered California
• Marcelo Espiritu, Product Analyst, Sourcewise Community Resource Solutions
• Mark Herbert, Project Manager / Outreach Manager, Small Business Majority
• Jason Andrew, CEO & Founder, Stone Meadow Benefits
