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You are here: Home / Archives for Affordable Care Act

White House seeks new healthcare champion

February 21, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

One in four Korean Americans is uninsured. Nearly 40 percent of Asian American women over the age of 40 don’t get routine mammograms. One in four Asian Americans over the age of 18 — and one in three Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders — have not seen a doctor in the last year.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2014, AAPI, Affordable Care Act, Asian Americans, Emerging Community Leaders, Expert Communicators, Korean Americans, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, Vol 33 No 9 | February 22 - February 28, White House, communication

White House increases outreach to limited English speakers

February 15, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Last month, the White House Office of Public Engagement and White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI) convened a daylong summit for federal agencies to discuss how to improve outreach to limited English proficient (LEP) communities.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, Affordable Care Act, Asian Americans, Census, Chinese Americans, Executive Order, Google Hangouts, Gulf Coast, Kiran Ahuja, Korean, LEP, Limited English Proficiency, Vietnamese, Vol 33 No 8 | February 15 - February 21, WHIAAPI, White House Initiative, language

Co-chairs of WASITRAC invited to the White House

January 6, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The co-chairs of Washington State–India Trade Relations Action Committee (WASITRAC), Debadutta Dash and Habib M. Habib, were invited to the White House policy briefing, followed by the White House holiday celebration on Dec. 20.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Affordable Care Act, Debadutta Dash, Habib M. Habib, Vol 33 No 2 | January 4 - January 10, WASITRAC, White House

Get free help signing up for health insurance

December 20, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The International Community Health Services (ICHS) offers free help to Washington residents to enroll or answer questions about health coverage options through Washington “Healthplanfinder.”

Filed Under: Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2013, 2014, Affordable Care Act, Asian Americans, Holly Park, ICHS, International District, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, Vol 32 No 52 | December 21 - December 27, Washington Healthplanfinder

President Obama talks about immigration reform

December 1, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly During President Obama’s speech at the Betty Ong Chinese Recreation Center in San Francisco’s Chinatown on Monday, Nov. 25, he announced an agreement between the United States, its allies, and Iran on a “first step towards resolving our concerns over its nuclear program,” according to Shin Inouye, White House director […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Affordable Care Act, Angel Island, Chinatown, During President Obama, Iran, Ju Hong, Northwest Asian Weekly, San Francisco, Shin Inouye, United States, Vol 32 No 49 | November 30 - December 6, White House

Google+ talks health insurance in Vietnamese

November 1, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders is hosting a Google Hangout and chat about the Health Insurance Marketplace in Vietnamese on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at noon Pacific time.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2013, Affordable Care Act, Asian Americans, Google Hangout, Health Insurance Marketplace, Pacific Islanders, Vietnamese, Vol 32 No 45 | November 2 - November 8, WHIAAPI

Arizona surgeon shares his expertise with Korea

November 1, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By James S. Kim KoreAm Journal Dr. Peter Rhee first caught the media spotlight more than two years ago, after the January 2011 shooting in Tucson that killed six and critically injured Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. The chief of Trauma Critical Care and Emergency at the University of Arizona Medical Center, Rhee — in his scrubs […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, 2013, Affordable Care Act, Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Disease Control, Korean American, New York City, Peter Rhee, South Korean, United States, University Medical Center, Vol 32 No 45 | November 2 - November 8, attention

ICHS to help Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese speakers with health care enrollment

October 11, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The International Community Health Services in the International District and Holly Park have certified in-person health navigators to help native speakers of APA languages with enrolling in the state health care exchanges.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2013, APA, Affordable Care Act, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific Islander American Health Forum, Chinese, Health Benefits Exchange, Holly Park, ICHS, International District, Korean, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, Vietnamese, Vol 32 No 42 | October 12 - October 18

APA advocates, health agencies address questions at Affordable Care Act forum

October 7, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Local residents with questions about the Affordable Care Act attended a Sept. 25 forum in Bellevue sponsored by the Washington State India Trade Relations Action Committee (WASITRAC), with the support of the Asian Counseling and Referral Service, and other APA and health groups.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, ACRS, APA, Affordable Care Act, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific American Affairs, Debadutta Dash, King County Public Health, Marguerite Ro, Michael Itti, Pacific Islanders, Priya Helweg, Sofia Aragon, Vol 32 No 41 | October 5 - October 11, WASITRAC, Washington Health Benefit Exchange, Washington State Nurses Association

EDITORIAL: APA outreach on the Affordable Care Act is just beginning

October 3, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

After years of politicking, lawsuits, and hand-wringing, the Affordable Care Act has arrived. All Americans will need health care coverage by Jan. 1. This week, the Washington Healthplanfinder and the state insurance exchange marketplace opened. Now state residents can enroll in a health plan and find out if they are eligible for financial help if […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2013, APA, Affordable Care Act, Asian Pacific Islander, Chinese, Jay Inslee, King County Public Health, Korean, Seattle, Vietnamese, Vol 32 No 41 | October 5 - October 11, Washington Health Benefit Exchange, Washington Healthplanfinder, Washington State India Trade Relations Action Committee, language

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