Happy New Year, everyone! Today we received additional links from the White House and CMS for consumer resources that you may find useful to share in the coming days with your patients as they begin to use the benefits available through the Affordable Care Act (ACA). We wanted to get these distributed as quickly as possible.

• Consumer checklist: http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/image/aca_consumers.pdf
• What to know about seeing your doctor:
 http://marketplace.cms.gov/getofficialresources/publications-and-articl…
• What to know about getting your prescription medications:
 http://marketplace.cms.gov/getofficialresources/publications-and-articl…
• Appealing your insurers’ decision not to pay:
 http://marketplace.cms.gov/getofficialresources/publications-and-articl…
• I signed up, but don't have health coverage. What should I do? 
http://marketplace.cms.gov/getofficialresources/publications-and-articl…
• Getting emergency care: 
http://marketplace.cms.gov/getofficialresources/publications-and-articl…
• What you should know about early renewal of health coverage: 
http://marketplace.cms.gov/getofficialresources/publications-and-articl…
• What you should know about provider networks:
 http://marketplace.cms.gov/getofficialresources/publications-and-articl…