Office of Planning


 
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Office of Planning
Department of Public Health
County of Los Angeles
313 N. Figueroa Street, Suite 708
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Email: dphplanning@ph.lacounty.gov
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The Affordable Care Act, or ACA, aims to decrease the number of Americans who are uninsured, while improving the quality of health care and decreasing its overall costs.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (DPH) works to protect health, prevent disease and injury, and promote the health and well-being for everyone in Los Angeles County. In light of health care reform, this mission includes strengthening our efforts to protect the health of populations and assuring the quality of services provided throughout the public health and health care systems.

Below, you'll find a collection of links to resources from trusted sources.

What is Health Care Reform?

    For Individuals

    For Small Businesses

 

How Can I Get Health Coverage?

    The Health Exchange

  • California's Health Exchange, Covered California: California’s health insurance marketplace. It will open later this year to enroll eligible Californians for health coverage that will begin in January 2014. Legal residents of the state of California who do not have health insurance from their employer or another government program can purchase health insurance through Covered California. It's the only place where consumers can use tax credits or cost sharing subsidies from government assistance programs to lower their  health care costs.
     

  • Kaiser Family Foundation: What Are Health Exchanges?
     
  • Kaiser Family Foundation: Health Reform Subsidy Calculator
     

    Other Resources
 

  • Your Benefits Now!: A website for Los Angeles County residents to apply for and to view their benefits online. Programs include health care (Medi-Cal and other health programs), food benefits (Cal Fresh/food stamps), cash assistance (Cal Works, General Relief) and many others, including job opportunity programs and programs for children, immigrants, the elderly and the disabled.
     

  • 2-1-1 LA County: A local information referral service, serving as a gateway to county social services. 2-1-1 provides free, confidential services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in English, Spanish and more than 140 other languages via a tele-interpreting service. Services are also provided for individuals with hearing impairments.
     

  • Local Enrolling Agencies: Lists of agencies that can help clients in Los Angeles County apply for free or low-cost health coverage.  English       Spanish

 

 

 
 
Public Health has made reasonable efforts to provide accurate translation. However, no computerized translation is perfect and is not intended to replace traditional translation methods. If questions arise concerning the accuracy of the information, please refer to the English edition of the website, which is the official version.
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