January 1, 2014 is the date for full implementation of Affordable Health Care law by state or federally facilitated Exchanges. It will open the door wide to the benefits and savings of Affordable Health Care in America. It will also be a time of frustration, even panic, if we fail to educate the public.
We are already seeing benefits but so much is needed in "educating Americans" of what, who, how, where and when.
Savings
It has been reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel huge savings and benefits for 49 million Americans. In Wisconsin, over 59,000 Wisconsinites, hit the doughnut hole last year, They received a 50% discount in prescription drugs. There was an average savings of $639 per person and $37.9 million for the state of Wisconsin. Additionally, 647,617 people in the state of Wisconsin received free preventive services or a free annual wellness visit with their doctor. Did you know that?
The law was designed to provide immediate benefits, such as enabling children to stay on their parents' health plans until they are 26, before the major changes take effect in 2014. So many students and children are reaping that benefit of this wise safety net.
"My business banker is 24 years old, haven't been too long gotten out of college, haven't been too long entered the workforce, and he was/is able to reap this health care safety net, said Mary Glass, Chair/CEO, Milwaukee Professionals Association LLC.
Families with children were provided the immediate health care benefit prior to 2014 - children staying on their parents' health plans until they are 26.
15 Months
We have about fifteen months to get the house in order for full implementation.
Education and information sharing is at the top of the To Do list. The more basic information understood of how to access-navigate-improve services for implementation of the health Exchanges as well as customer/patient/care givers preventive behaviors, we will see increased wellness and huge cost-savings across the board.
It requires an All Hands on Deck, WE commitment. We can not leave it up to someone else or a hired/paid group to shoulder the full implementation. We must all do our part because wellness and good-to-great health care for seniors-youth-young adults-middle age-babies-prenatal is how we will have a more productive society that is competitive in the global market.
Let us commit right now to become informed and to share the information with others.
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On Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 9:30am - 4:00pm, Milwaukee Professionals Association LLC will host its first of a series of Affordable Health Care briefings in Milwaukee.
More details will be announced on this website on Friday, September 7, 2012 on how you can register.
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