The Actors Fund’s New e-Learning Center Offers Health Care Guides

Does health care reform have you stumped? Are you baffled by Medicare?

SAG-AFTRA members now have online access to a wealth of knowledge, resources and practical tips on the changing landscape of health care reform via The Actors Fund's new e-Learning Center!

The Actors Fund recently produced four online tutorials (Medicare Basics, Help with Medicare Costs, Getting Medications Discounted or Free and Healthcare Reform Basics), based on seminars offered in their New York and Los Angeles offices. The series is introduced by Actors Fund Artists’ Committee Co-Chair Laura Linney.

Now, this information is available to SAG-AFTRA members across the country. And stay tuned: Future installments on affordable housing, financial wellness and more are on the horizon.

"Webinars and seminars require that you be in a certain place at a certain time," said Renata Marinaro, The Actors Fund’s Artists Health Insurance Resource Center (AHIRC) Eastern Region director of health services. "People in our entertainment community have dynamic schedules and might not be able to make it to one of them. These tutorials allow you to access the information anytime, anywhere. You also have more control over the pace of the presentation — you can linger on a slide or skip slides you’re not interested in. You can also share these resources with friends. And unlike a presentation where you might not remember what you’ve learned if you didn’t take good notes, you continue to have access to the online content and resources via the website, or you can download the entire presentation as a PowerPoint file to your home computer."

"I hope after viewing these tutorials, people will say, 'Oh, now I understand it!'" she said. "Of course, we’re always available for individual counseling as well."

Have questions on getting affordable health insurance? Contact The Actors Fund’s AHIRC team at actorsfund.org/AHIRC.

This article was originally featured in the July 2013 local e-newsletter.