Spanish Language Health Care Website Launch Delayed
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Many Georgians were able to sign up for health insurance through the state’s new exchanges on Tuesday. But a Spanish language version of the website won’t be available for a few more weeks.
Atlanta’s Latin American Association is preparing for that. The organization is part of a consortium that received a grant to train a navigator to help Latinos sign up for health care. LAA grant manager Elizabeth Sirk says the idea is to provide support for families and individuals.
“I think a lot of what our navigator will be doing is educating the Latino community about the Affordable Care Act and how it applies to them,” Sirk says. “And then I think she’ll shift to more one-on-one enrollment assistance.”
According to the Pew Hispanic Center, 51% of Latinos in Atlanta are uninsured. The LAA expects their navigator to be ready by the third week of October. The Obama administration says the Spanish website will be available around the same time.
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