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Affordable Care Talk From An Expert

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If you listen to certain unbalanced radio shows, all you hear is doom and gloom, but the Santa Cruz County Health Department is giving an objective talk Saturday in Aptos: Details here: 

Want to know more about the Federal Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare? Wondering how it will be implemented statewide and locally? Will it affect your access to health care?  Will your health insurance premiums be affected?  How do you sign up for Obamacare and what can you expect from the program?

 

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 An overview of the Affordable Care Act and the answers to these questions and more will be provided by Giang Nguyen, Health Services Agency Director and Gary McNeil, Senior Human Analyst  for Santa Cruz County on Saturday, Nov. 16th, at the Aptos Community United Methodist Church, 221 Thunderbird Dr., Rio Del Mar, at 9am.

 

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 All residents of the county are invited to attend.  Medi-Cal expansion and the Covered California program will also be explained.  Please join us for an informative session on health insurance and the ramifications of this new legislation.  We also encourage you to visit www.coveredca.com for more information.

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