On September 25, 2013, the Academic Health Department (AHD) Learning Community held a special meeting to explore opportunities for AHDs to play a role in health reform. At this meeting, participants were invited to share resources related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Resources identified during or following the meeting are provided below.

• HealthCare.gov – US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
• HHS.gov/HealthCare – US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
• Health Centers to Help Uninsured Americans Gain Affordable Health Coverage (News: July 10, 2013) – HHS
• Affordable Care Act and HRSA Programs – Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
• Potential Impacts of the Affordable Care Act on Safety Net Providers in 2014 (Webinar: April 3, 2013) – HRSA
• Archive
• Slides
• Outreach & Enrollment Assistance Awards to Health Centers (News) – HRSA
• NN/LM Guides: Affordable Care Act – National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM)
• Affordable Care Act – Middle Atlantic Region
• Libraries and the Affordable Care Act – Pacific Southwest Region
• Libraries and the Affordable Care Act – Southeastern/Atlantic Region
• Understanding the Affordable Care Act (Webinar: September 18, 2013) – NN/LM Pacific Southwest Region
• Archive
• Slides
• Leading through Health System Change: A Public Health Opportunity | Planning Tool – Georgia Health Policy Center at Georgia State University and the National Network of Public Health Institutes
• Public Health in Medical Education Online Community of Practice – Association of American Medical Colleges
• Public Health and the Affordable Care Act: Opportunities for Local Health Departments | Issue Brief (August 2013) – The Network for Public Health Law

• Health Insurance Marketplace – CMS
• Training Materials & Presentations
• Get Official Resources
• Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Marketplace Outreach and Enrollment Toolkit for Elected Officials
• Join Us
• Provider Marketplace Toolkit – HRSA
• The Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplace: Consumer Education Resources for Public Health Practitioners (September 2013) – American Public Health Association
• Health Insurance Marketplace: Communication Toolkit for Health Agencies – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• State Approaches to Consumer Assistance Training – State Refor(u)m
• Health Insurance Exchange | Public List (Twitter accounts for the Affordable Care Act health insurance exchange marketplaces) – Jeffrey Young, Huffington Post
• Health Insurance Enrollment – Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

• Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) – CMS
• FAQ on ACOs: Accountable Care Organizations, Explained (News: August 23, 2013) – Kaiser Health News
• Accountable Care Community – Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron
• Healthier by Design: Creating Accountable Care Communities (White paper)

Further information about the AHD Learning Community discussion of health reform opportunities for AHDs is available in the meeting summary. To suggest additional resources, please contact Kathleen Amos at kamos@phf.org.