West L.A. College to host Obamacar e, Covered California discussion panel

On Sept. 28 at West L.A. College,

EarthFest LA will host

a panel discussion to address

the soon-to-kick-in Affordable

Healthcare Act. Under Obamacare,

enrollment in health

exchanges in California begins

on October 1, but many are still

confused and anxious about what

that means. At EarthFest LA, a

panel discussion comprised of

insurance and policy leaders will

help attendees understand what

the new law means for them and

what actions they should take,

particularly the self-insured and

uninsured. Panelist will also

take questions from the floor.

Free passes to EarthFest LA on

Saturday, September 28 at West

Los Angeles College are available

at www.EarthFestLA.org.

The accredited community college

is located at 9000 Overland

Ave. Culver City 90230. Use the

Jefferson entrance between La

Cienega and Overland for the

best parking.

EarthFest LA is a familyfriendly

environmental and

healthy living expo and outdoor

concert. The expo includes the

aforementioned Obamacare

forum, information booths and

demonstrations, and the popular

STAR Eco Station for the kids.

The outdoor concert features

smooth jazz artist and Grammy

winner Paul Brown, hit band

Ambrosia, Latin-groove artist

Freddie Ravel, and up-and-coming

singer/songwriter Chris

Lightfoot.

Obamacare panelists will be

led by Dr. Mark Pearson who is

currently working with the University

of Southern California

on a project funded by Covered

California. Covered California

is the State run entity which

will operate an online health

insurance marketplace where

the self-insured and uninsured

can comparison-shop for health

insurance. Pearson has led

Health Insurance Exchange,

Medicare, Medicaid, TANF,

CHIP, SHCIP and variety of other

government and education projects

and programs throughout

the United States. He serves as

an advisor to both policymakers

and program administrators.

Currently, Pearson is managing

a portfolio of government

health outreach and education

programs and projects, as he

launches a seminal study on the

impact of Affordable Care Act

on urban, suburban and rural

communities.

The panel discussion begins

at 10 a.m. in the college’s General

Classrooms building in

room 160. Information booths

and activities begin at 11 a.m.

on the adjacent courtyard and

lawn overlooking Culver City

and West Los Angeles. The

concert begins at 2 p.m. on the

lawn. Low umbrellas, beach

chairs and picnic baskets are

welcome. No alcohol or dogs

are permitted.

EarthFest LA is produced by

the non-profit California Greenworks

whose mission is to

bring green and healthy living

education programs to innercity

neighborhoods. EarthFest

guests are encouraged to make

a $10 donation to help Greenworks

continue their on-going

programs.

For more information on

EarthFest LA and a free pass,

visit www.EarthFestLA.org.

Courtesy of California

Greenworks