12-24-13 agnesian health care reform panels in ripon and waupun

As part of its core mission, Agnesian HealthCare is working to help individuals
and families throughout its service area understand and prepare for changes
that will affect a number of people as healthcare reform begins January 2014. The
main healthcare reform features include:

*       Requiring all US citizens and legal
residents to obtain health coverage from their employers or a type of coverage
that meets the individual responsibility requirement under the Affordable Care
Act, or pay a penalty.

*       Elimination of certain insurance
restrictions with exclusions of certain individuals from healthcare coverage,
such as requirements relating to pre-existing conditions.

*       Requiring employers with more than 50
full-time employees to provide affordable health coverage to employees.

On Wednesday, January 8, Steve Little, Agnesian HealthCare president and chief executive officer, and a panel of Agnesian HealthCare experts will share their knowledge of upcoming changes as a result of healthcare reform.  The free program is scheduled from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Green Lake Room at Ripon Medical Center, 933 Newbury Street.

On Thursday, January 16, Steve Little, Agnesian HealthCare president and chief
executive officer, and a panel of Agnesian HealthCare experts will share their
knowledge of upcoming changes as a result of healthcare reform. The free
program is scheduled from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Lower Level Meeting Room at
Waupun Memorial Hospital, 620 W. Brown Street.

"We know there are a lot of unanswered questions about healthcare reform, and
individuals want to be sure they are taking all the right steps to be
ready," says Little. "We have been working to prepare our associates
to most effectively manage these questions, as well as help our patients and
families navigate this maze of information. We hope this educational session
will help shed more light on the new Affordable Care Act." Agnesian HealthCare 

panels will cover the following topics:

*       How health reform impacts care delivery

*       Payment reform (confirmed participation

*       What you need to be doing as part of the
Affordable Care Act

*       Access to health insurance through the
health insurance marketplace (exchanges)

To learn more or to register for the January 16 program, call Journeys: a health
resource center at (920) 926-4960 or register on-line by visiting
agnesian.com/community-calendar.