[LIBRARYDIR] RE: Students and the Affordable Health Care Act

[Luce, Monica]

I know nothing specifically related to students, but I noted that the latest WSL news email included this item:

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3) IS YOUR LIBRARY READY FOR OBAMACARE?

Public libraries across the country are preparing for October 1, when open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act (aka, ObamaCare) begins. There are a variety of resources available to help libraries provide information on the Act to their patrons.

The newest WLA (Washington Library Association) interest group, SAIL (Serving Adults in Libraries) has launched a web page devoted to resources for the Affordable Care Act. WebJunction has a page devoted to the topic, and ALA and IMLS are also providing resources. A previous Updates article pointed to a resource page from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) which focuses on resources for the Pacific NW region. Here are the links for those resources:

*         WLA SAIL: www.wla.org/sail-resources<http://www.wla.org/sail-resources>;

*         WebJunction: sos.wa.gov/q/WebJ-Act<http://sos.wa.gov/q/WebJ-Act>;

*         ALA/IMLS: sos.wa.gov/q/ALA-IMLS<http://sos.wa.gov/q/ALA-IMLS>;

*         NNLM: nnlm.gov/pnr/ACA.html<http://nnlm.gov/pnr/ACA.html>;

A press release from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (cms.gov<http://cms.gov/>) indicates that only properly trained individuals should actually fill out the enrollment forms for people. Library staff should NOT fill out the forms for patrons unless they have had this training. See sos.wa.gov/q/CMS<http://sos.wa.gov/q/CMS> for more information.

Monica

From: librarydir-bounces at lists.ctc.edu [mailto:librarydir-bounces at lists.ctc.edu] On Behalf Of Christie Flynn
Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 4:15 PM
To: 'librarydir at lists.ctc.edu'
Subject: [LIBRARYDIR] Students and the Affordable Health Care Act

Pierce College employees received the following message yesterday.  Our VP for HR asked me if I knew how the federal/state government was communicating with the student population at large regarding their responsibility to have insurance coverage in 2014. She asked me because the library was historically the place that was sent government information:  tax forms, etc.  I know nothing, but I thought I would see what other libraries might know, or how your institutions might handle student questions.

FYI...The name of WA State's exchange is Washington Healthplanfinder.

Thanks,
Christie Flynn
Dean of Library and Learning Resouces
253-964-6553
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Dear College Community:

Pierce College is required to send the attached notice to all employees under federal health care reform (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), commonly called the Affordable Care Act or ACA). This 8-page notice has been customized for Washington state employees and contains important information for all Piece College employees - both those who are eligible for PEBB health care benefits and those who are not.

Please read it and let me or Patsy Rammel<mailto:PRammel at pierce.ctc.edu?subject=Question%20about%20Pierce's%20ACA%20notice>, HR Benefits Programs Manager, know if you have any questions.

Please note that this notice does not contain information about Pierce College open enrollment or PEBB benefits for 2014. Our benefits open enrollment period is in November and specific information will be provided to eligible employees prior to that date. (If you are interested, PEBB has released some information about 2014 benefits on its web site<http://www.hca.wa.gov/pebb/documents/Announcement_PEBB_changes_for%202014.pdf>.)

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