Ga. Leaders Discuss Lack Of Navigators
By Tom Corwin, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga. | |
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Hanging over the meeting was the threat of state law limiting the number of people who will be employed as navigators, those trained to help enroll people in the Marketplaces. One of two groups in
"We're trying to figure out who is going to step up to fill those shoes," said McKay, who said he did not know who else applied this time.
Unlike many other states,
But if the community pools its resources together, that can be overcome, said the Rev.
"If they're pulling these people, we've got to replace these people," he said. "I think it is a necessity. Finances should not be the reason we can't do it."
"We could not have done what we did without our partners," Gant said.
"That partnership was huge," said
The need is out there, said
In the rural areas, there's not a lot of resources," Lowe said. Even just getting information or a flyer into the group's monthly newsletter would be helpful, she said.
But social media is also a powerful tool to reach people, as recent elections have shown, said Mayor-elect
"These are campaign tools," he said. "This is not get out and vote. This is get out and get insured."
Latinos in particular did not get the message last time and part of that is the language barrier, said
"These are challenges, or I would say opportunities, to make it better the next time around," Acevedo said.
Just looking at the poor health outcomes in
"That should warrant private investment on its own to say, 'How can we help lift this?'" he said. "I will offer help to try to help lift that."
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