Health Insurance Reform WEBINAR

Is it getting more difficult to provide affordable health care benefits to your employees?  Has it been necessary to ask employees to pay increased costs for health insurance every year?  If so, your organization is facing what the majority of small employers all around New Mexico face every year their health insurance comes up for renewal.

If you are a small employer - nonprofit or small business - and have fewer than 25 employees, then you need to know how the healthcare reform act will affect your organization. This webinar will inform and educate small employers on information about federal health care reforms (The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - ACA) and how to take advantage of immediate benefits.

In 2014 all provisions of federal health care reforms kick in for each state.  You will learn how you as a nonprofit or small business can influence how the State of New Mexico designs a Health Insurance Exchange so that you as a small employer can shop for affordable health insurance and reduce administrative costs to your organization.

Learning Objectives
- Understand the Accountable Care Act (ACA) and health care reform as it relates to small employers and activities within the State of New Mexico
- Know the key benefits of the Health Insurance Exchange for small employers
- Know how to stay informed of health care reform as the State implementation occurs

Level
Introductory: for small employers doing business in New Mexico, including nonprofits with under 25 employees. 

Presenter
Judith M. Espinosa is a Principal of Policy Connections, LLC, a women-owned small business with over 50 years of combined staff experience that focuses on health and  environmental policy analysis as well as management consulting and public outreach  training.   Ms. Espinosa was appointed to Cabinet-level positions by three New Mexico Governors, serving as Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of Environment, and Director of New Mexico Expo. She also served as Director of the Transportation Research Institute at UNM and was appointed to the President’s Council on Sustainable Development, which set the sustainable development agenda for the United States.  Her unique understanding of both  business and government provides clients with insight into profitable operations in a  regulatory environment. She is recognized for her expertise in government relations,  public outreach and consensus building.  Ms. Espinosa has a B.S. degree in Nursing from the University of New Mexico, a Master’s degree in Public Health Administration from the University of California at Los Angeles and a J.D. from the University of New Mexico Law School.