Dr. Chris L. Hickey Sr. Interviewed About Covered California Training by CBS Sacramento

LOS ANGELES - July 17, 2013 - PRLog -- Dr. Chris L. Hickey, Sr. is one of the 2,000 individuals selected as Certified Specialists to train community organizations involved in outreach and education in California.  CBS Sacramento produced a segment regarding California's race to meet the needs of the Affordable Care Act. Learning in classrooms like the ones at UC Davis, these health educators are expected to be up to speed by the end of August, just two months before the state plans to begin registration on the health-care exchange website.

“What this is doing is offering affordable, quality access to health care. As long as we get that message out, we can feel really positive about what we are doing,” said enrollment trainer Dr. Chris Hickey.

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law in March 2010 and was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this year. Among the most sweeping reforms to the healthcare system in U.S. history, the ACA will increase access to healthcare for as many as 30 million Americans and eliminate insurers’ ability to deny people coverage for pre-existing conditions.

The Affordable Care Act will benefit consumers because it forces insurance companies to play by the rules, prohibiting them from dropping your coverage if you get sick, billing you into bankruptcy because of an annual or lifetime limit, or, soon, discriminating against anyone with a pre-existing condition. All Americans will have the security of knowing that they don’t have to worry about losing coverage if they’re laid off or change jobs. And insurance companies now have to cover your preventive care like mammograms and other cancer screenings. When key parts of the health care law take effect in 2014, there’ll be a new way for individuals, families and small businesses to get health insurance. Whether you’re uninsured, or just want to explore new options, the Marketplace will give you more choice and control over your health insurance options.

Watch CBS Sacramento segment - http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/video?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=9099497

About Dr. Chris L. Hickey, Sr.

Dr. Chris L. Hickey Sr. is President of Instructional Technology Systems Consultancy. He previously served as the Director of Technology at a prestigious college preparatory school in Los Angeles, after serving on the school's Board of Trustees for 2 years. He held the position of Senior Learning Consultant at Kaiser Permanente Southern California. In this position he was responsible for aspects of HealthConnect Inpatient (Epic) end-user and manager classroom training for physicians, nurses, and ancillary professional and technical staff in assigned hospitals throughout Southern California, including but not limited to: providing input for modification of local curricula; serve as training point of contact for assigned area; validate that training environment and PCs are working in assigned classrooms; and, coordinate and participate in train-the-trainer sessions for new inpatient trainers as well as hospital training personnel. After leaving Kaiser, Dr. Hickey accepted a Credential Trainer position at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), where he was again responsible for all aspects of CareConnect (Epic) Orders Super-user, end-user and manager classroom training for physicians, ancillary professional and technical staff at the UCLA Medical Centers. He is currently one of more than 2,000 trainers selected in California, whose goal is to educate outreach organizations on Covered California's (California's version of the Affordable Care Act) enrollment and benefits.

In various capacities Chris has worked with a number of community organizations such as Best Start Community Partnership Leadership (a division of First 5 LA), as an Advisory Board Member of Community Health Councils, the Western Regional Council on Educating Black Children (WRCEBC), Black Data Process Association of Los Angeles, Brother-to-Brother Los Angeles (BIIB), and the Association of Pan-African Doctoral Students (APADS). Chris holds a B.A. degree from Antioch University, Los Angeles in Liberal Arts, a M.A. degree from Pepperdine University in Educational Technology, and a Doctorate Degree in Leadership and Change from Antioch University. Dr. Hickey is available for workshops and seminars. Connect with him at chickey@e1t1.org or visit www.e1t1.org.

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