Affordable Care Act at 3: Federal investments in coverage, consumer protection and prevention

The Colorado Center on Law and Policy is marking the third anniversary of health care reform by exploring the various benefits and aspects of the law in a series of reports: The Affordable Care Act at 3. When fully implemented, the law will fundamentally transform the American health care system, providing affordable, quality health insurance to 30 million otherwise uninsured Americans....Part Four of the series highlights the investments in health care at the state and local level that Congress included as part of the ACA. In total, Colorado has received nearly $400 million in federal grants made available by the ACA. These investments are helping to expand coverage, protect consumers and promote prevention throughout Colorado...Click here to read the report.  [Source: Colorado Center on Law and Policy]

The Colorado Patient Navigator Training Program is offering a Seminar on Poverty and Self-Sufficiency

Date: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 from 10am-12pm
Location: Education 2 North Building Classroom 1206, Anschutz Medical Campus

"This training is being presented by the Patient Navigator Training Program.  Ms. [Tracey Stewart of the Family Economic Security Program at the Colorado Center on Law and Policy] will present how poverty is currently measured in Colorado and the limitations to the formula used. She will proved an alternate measurement, self-sufficiency and the elder index that is supported by family advocacy organizations around the country to more accurately and appropriately identify the actual income needed for families and elders to achieve self-sufficiency."  Click here to register.  [Source: Colorado Patient Navigator Training Program]