Affordable Care Act — Helpful Sites

The Health Care Act and You – Healthcare.gov

http://www.healthcare.gov/law/index.html 

This site provides comprehensive information about the Affordable Care Act, including the text of the law, key features of the law, a timeline of when its provisions begin, information about the benefits, and much more. 

The sites below include even more specific information about the new law. 

Affordable Care Act – Dept. of Labor

http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/healthreform/ 

Affordable Care Act – Tax Provisions – IRS

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Affordable-Care-Act-Tax-Provisions 

Affordable Care Act – MEDICAID

http://www.medicaid.gov/AffordableCareAct/Affordable-Care-Act.html

LongTermCare.gov

http://longtermcare.gov/

Tools, resources, links to provide information on resources and services on long-term care.  Extensive information to help anyone needing information on long-term care for themselves or family members.

FCA : Family Caregiver Alliance

http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/home.jsp

“Founded in 1977, Family Caregiver Alliance was the first community-based nonprofit organization in the country to address the needs of families and
friends providing long-term care at home. Long recognized as a pioneer in health services, FCA now offers programs at national, state and local levels to support
and sustain caregivers.”–From the website.  Information about resources and services to help families caring for their loved ones at home is found here.

U.S.A. Learns

http://www.usalearns.org

“U.S.A. Learns is an outgrowth of a project that was conceived by the U.S. Department of Education (ED), Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Division of Adult Education and Literacy (DAEL).  DAEL promotes programs that help American adults get the basic skills they need to be productive workers, family members, and citizens.  The major areas of support are Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English Language Acquisition.  These programs emphasize basic skills such as reading, writing, math, English language competency and problem-solving.”–From the website.

America’s Literacy Directory

https://www.literacydirectory.org/

“America’s Literacy Directory (ALD) is a web site that allows users to find local literacy providers in all 50 states and the U.S. territories. The ALD includes literacy programs for adults looking for adult basic education, adult secondary education, computer literacy and English as a Second Language.

By entering an address or a ZIP code, you can find detailed information about area literacy programs and the services they offer. You can also generate a map and driving directions for all programs listed in the ALD.”–From FAQ https://literacydirectory.org/?op=doc&doc=faq

eldercare locator

http://www.eldercare.gov/Eldercare.NET/Public/Index.aspx

“Welcome to the Eldercare Locator, a public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging  connecting you to services for older adults and their families.You can also reach us at 1-800-677-1116.”–From the website.

The Same Sex Marriage Cases : Deep Dive Oyez, U. S. Supreme Court Media

http://www.oyez.org/ssm/

Information on same sex marriage cases.  Same sex marriage is an issue soon to be considered by the United States Supreme Court.

Immigration Law – FindLaw

http://immigration.findlaw.com/

“Welcome to FindLaw’s Immigration Center. Here, you’ll find information and resources on applying for U.S. citizenship, green cards, temporary visas, as well as information on dealing with immigration violations. Learn about the citizenship and naturalization process, permanent residency, temporary work visas, student visas, protection from deportation, and more.”–From the website.

Immigrants’ Rights – ACLU

http://www.aclu.org/immigrants-rights/

“Upholding the rights of immigrants is important to us all. The fundamental constitutional protections of due process and equal protection embodied in our Constitution and Bill of Rights apply to every “person” and are not limited to citizens.”–From the website

Census Bureau to Release New Features in American FactFinder

http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/miscellaneous/cb13-tps09.html

“The U.S. Census Bureau today released new features for American FactFinder, an online data tool that allows users to access a variety of Census Bureau statistics, including decennial, American Community Survey and economic census statistics. The new features include a simplified main page design, the option for a guided search and an enhanced community facts tool, providing options for both novice and advanced data users.”–From the website.  Also, links on the page to web pages that have specific informatin about the new features.

BenefitsCheckUp

http://www.benefitscheckup.org/

“BenefitsCheckUp is free service of the National Council on Aging (NCOA), a nonprofit service and advocacy organization in Washington, DC.

Many adults over 55 need help paying for prescription drugs, health care, utilities, and other basic needs. There are over 2,000 federal, state and private benefits programs available to help. But many people don’t know these programs exist or how they can apply.

BenefitsCheckUp asks a series of questions to help identify benefits that could save you money and cover the costs of everyday expenses.

After answering the questions, you will get a report created just for you that describes the programs you may get help from. You can apply for many of the programs online or you can print an application form.”From the website.

Disability Resources on the Internet : Disabilityresources.org

http://www.disabilityresources.org/

“Disability Resources, inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization established to promote and improve awareness, availability and accessibility of information that can help people with disabilities live, learn, love, work and play independently.” and “We disseminate information about books, pamphlets, magazines, newsletters, videos, databases, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, telephone hotlines and on-line services that provide free, inexpensive or hard-to-find information to help people with disabilities live independently.”–From the website.

State of the Media : Social Media Report, 2012

http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/social/2012/

“According to Nielsen and NM Incite’s latest Social Media Report, consumers continue to spend more time on social networks than on any other category of sites—roughly 20 percent of their total time online via personal computer (PC), and 30 percent of total time online via mobile.  Additionally, total time spent on social media in the U.S. across PCs and mobile devices increased 37 percent to 121 billion minutes in July 2012, compared to 88 billion in July 2011.”–From a NeilsenWire article  http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/global/social-media-report-2012-social-media-comes-of-age/

Census Bureau Releases Latest American Community Survey Estimates, Most Detailed Portrait of Every U. S. Community

http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb12-228.html?cid=tw_5ACS06

This article provides information on the release of the latest American Community Survey estimates, by the U. S. Census, and the articles provides the links to where the estimates can be found.

Census of Governments

http://www.census.gov/govs/cog2012/

“The Census of Governments identifies the scope and nature of the nation’s state and local government sector; provides authoritative benchmark figures of public finance and public employment; classifies local government organizations, powers, and activities; and measures federal, state, and local fiscal relationships.  The data are available by:  level of government (state, local, or state and local combined), type of government (state, county, city, township, special district, school district), and category of governmental activity”–From the website.