Affordable Care Act on Molokai

Maui County Office of Aging News Release

Wondering how the Affordable Care Act will affect you? An upcoming workshop on Molokai will offer some answers. Maui Adult Day Care Centers and the Maui County Office on Aging invite the public to a free caregiver workshop, The Affordable Care Act: Health Coverage in 2014.  Speaker Kanoelani Davis, a Hi`i Ola Program Specialist with the Hawaii Health Connector will present on topics including what is the Affordable Care Act, how it will affect Medicaid/Medicare and common benefits offered in option plans. She will also offer information on the new health insurance marketplaces, what is the “Connector” and how they can help, and how one will qualify for no- or low-cost insurance coverage.

The workshop will be Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Home Pumehana Hall.  The workshop is open to the public; reservations are not required to attend.  Certificates of attendance will be available for professionals.

For more information call Rachelle IngKupau at 553-5241 or Kathleen Couch at 1-808-871-5804.