NC Get Covered

NC Get Covered Coalition Meeting
Friday, February 6, 2015, 10:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
NC Hospital Association
2400 Weston Parkway, Cary, NC 27513

Desired Outcomes:

• Develop a shared understanding of issues surrounding auto-enrollment and taxes
• Receive updates on recent NC Get Covered activities, including NC Get Covered’s efforts to promote free tax assistance services in NC, the Get Covered America Bus Tour, and the Surgeon General’s visit to NC
• Discuss recent or upcoming enrollment events, media outreach, and/or any contingency plans for an OE2 extension

AGENDA

10:00 a.m.         Welcome/Overview

NC Get Covered Staff

10:05 a.m.         ACA Highlights                

Renewals and Grace Periods Challenges – Brendan Riley, NC Community Health Center Association
ACA & Taxes – Alice Pollard, NC Community Health Center Association

10:50 a.m.         NC Get Covered Updates

NCGC Partnership with VITA sites + Website Updates – Scott Edmonds and Ralph Gildehaus, MDC
Get Covered America Bus Tour – Sorien Schmidt, Enroll America
Surgeon General’s Visit to North Carolina – Lee Dixon, NC Get Covered

 11:30 a.m.         Efforts to Reach Consumers During Final Week of OE2 – All partners invited to share

Upcoming Events
Media Outreach
Contingency Plan if OE2 Extended

11:45 a.m.         Adjourn

This meeting was made possible by the generous support of the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust.

NC Get Covered Coalition Meeting
Friday, January 16, 2015, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
NC Hospital Association
2400 Weston Parkway, Cary, NC 27513

Desired Outcomes:

• Address key policies affecting Spanish-speaking individuals and their families
• Have a shared understanding of outreach and enrollment barriers in the Latino community and possible solutions
• Share Spanish-language resources and best practices
• Discuss recent or upcoming enrollment events in the Latino community

AGENDA

10:00 a.m.         Welcome/Overview

NC Get Covered Staff

10:05 a.m.         Current Obstacles, Solutions and Resources for Latino Outreach

Immigrant Eligibility for the ACA – Kate Woomer-Deters, NC Justice Center
Identity Verification – Madison Hardee, Legal Services of Southern Piedmont
H2A Workers – Ann Watson and Caroline Phillips, NC Farmworker Health Program

11:00 a.m.         Spanish-Language Resources                                                   

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services – Teresa Zayas
Insurance Carriers – BCBSNC (Alec Hoffman/Walker Wilson) and Coventry (Jeffrey Bontekoe)

11:30 a.m.         Roundtable Discussion re: Outreach Strategies & Upcoming Events in the Latino Community

Enroll America (Sorien Schmidt), Hispanic Chamber of Commerce/Univision 40 (Irene Gonzalez), Lincoln Community Health Center (Ricardo Correa), and Small Business Association (Patrick Rodriguez)

12:00 p.m.        Adjourn