Summary: HEALTH ACTION 2013: DAY TWO, HOUR 1 (Two Hour Special Edition) One year before the key laws of the Affordable Care Act go into full effect, health advocates, health professionals and lawmakers meet on Capitol Hill to discuss what’s coming in this year under the federal health reform law. A competitive insurance marketplace is set to open doors in the Fall, and tax credits will become available next year to middle-class families who can’t afford health insurance. Analysts provide insights on the foreseeable consequences in case many states refuse to expand Medicaid or join the health insurance market, the rise in health insurance prices and other topics. Guests: Sinsi Hernández-Cancio, J.D., Director of Health Equity, Families USA, Washington, D.C., www.familiesusa.org ; Dr. Rosalía Fajardo, Director, Multicultural Family and Education Center, Washington, D.C.; Mayra Alvarez, director of health policy, Office of health care reform, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, www.hhs.gov
