The Affordable Care Act: Resource Toolkit

Approximately 26,000 youth age out of foster care each year across the country, most of them eligible for the new Medicaid Expansion through the Affordable Care Act.  Do you and the adult supporters you work with think you’re ready to help young people navigate the system?

This toolkit serves as a supplement to FSM's webinar on the Affordable Care Act on December 10, 2013 featuring Timothy Bell. (Please see FSM's resource page for the webinar recording). Timothy Bell works for FosterClub as their Training and Policy Coordinator, supporting the efforts of youth and alumni of the foster care system in leadership development as they influence policy and practice across the country.  Timothy will walk you through what he’s learned about “Obamacare”, it’s implications for foster youth, Medicaid Expansion, as well as what young people are saying (or not saying) about the new health care law. 

Please click on the links below to access the resources. 

Links

• Health Insurance Marketplace
• Lack of Dental Care Making College Difficult for Former Foster Youths
• La Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio: Recursos para los Consumidores
• Subsidy Calculator
• Become a Champion for Coverage
• Healthy/Young/America: Got health care questions? We've got answers!
• FosterClub
• Facts about Medicaid and the ACA: Facts About Foster Care
• Child Welfare and the Affordable Care Act: Key Provisions for Foster Care Children and Youth
• Medicaid to 26 for Youth in Foster Care: Key Steps for Advocates
• The Affordable Care Act and Implications for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care
• Medicaid Outreach Toolkit
• Clickable Map of Agency Websites for Medicaid