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What’s New and What Stays the Same?

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Can I keep my current health plan? Possibly. Your current health insurance plan may not be available anymore if it doesn’t cover certain standard benefits, such as preventive care services and prescription drug coverage, which all plans must now cover. If your plan already includes these standard benefits, which many do, you should be able…

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How Do I Get Help?

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I need help in a language other than English. What can I do? The Marketplace has a number of ways to get help. You can contact the call center 24 hours a day at 1-800-318-2596 and get help in many different languages. Every state will also have trained people in your community to help you…

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Health Insurance Marketplace

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What is the new Health Insurance Marketplace? The new health care law creates a new way to buy insurance: the Health Insurance Marketplace. Individuals and families can shop for, purchase, and enroll in health insurance that meets their budget all in one competitive marketplace. The Marketplace will be online and allow you to easily compare…

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The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in California Small Businesses

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In 2013, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) did a study on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander small business owners and employees throughout California. We were interested in identifying barriers they faced in getting health insurance, finding out what they knew about the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and if they…

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Immigration Reform Without Health Care = A Risky Proposition

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Immigration reform and access to health care cannot be a zero sum game. The economic and human toll is too great. To have a more sustainable and prosperous future, America’s health care system must work for everyone, regardless of immigration status. Our nation is stronger and healthier when everyone has access to affordable health care…

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Health Insurance Marketplace One-Pager Template

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Do you want to educate your community about the Health Insurance Marketplace? Here’s a one-page template about the Health Insurance Marketplace that you can customize for your own organization. To customize this one-pager, download the word document and include your logo at the top of the page. Then, disseminate the one-pager to your community partners,…

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Make “Opportunity for All” a Reality

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America cannot live up to her commitment of opportunity for all unless we tackle our immigration system in a way that makes sense, promotes responsibility, brings families together and advances the nation’s health and security. Access to health care is a critical part of this equation. New reforms should expand and protect access to health…

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Fixing Our Immigration System: Make Health Part of the Equation

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America needs commonsense immigration policies that work for our country and align with our values of shared responsibility, unity and fairness. Making sure that everyone has access to health care must be a central pillar in fixing our immigration system. Please look to this one-pager as a resource to our views on commonsense immigration reform.…

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Comparing Presidential Health Platforms

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The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) influences policy, mobilizes communities, and strengthens programs and organizations to improve the health of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. We believe in health justice and work with community advocates, public health leaders and policymakers to generate policy and systems changes that benefit our communities…

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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and the Asian and Pacific Islander Community FAQ

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On June 15, 2012, the Obama Administration announced a new initiative, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), allowing certain undocumented youth to qualify for “deferred action” status. Although this status does not provide a path to lawful permanent residency, it does grant a temporary suspension of deportation proceedings and enables grantees to gain work authorization.