Materials found on this page are intended to provide educators the tools they need to educate their communities about health insurance. Below you will find Educational Tools, Program Briefs, Videos, Presentations, and Websites to assist your classroom in making a better decision when purchasing health insurance. [1]
Educational Tools:
Educator Toolkits are available to Extension Educators and other professionals who are certified to teach the various Smart Choice - Smart Use Health™ Insurance Consumer Workshops. Certification is awarded after completion of one of the Smart Choice - Smart Use Health Insurance™ educator trainings. Each trained educator receives a link to download the toolkit. New or modified materials are uploaded periodically.
Questions should be directed to: Bonnie Braun, PhD, University of Maryland Extension Consultant, bbraun@umd.edu [2]
Smart Choice Health Insurance Briefs:
[3]Fall 2019 [4]
Summer 2019 [5]
Summer 2018 [6]
Spring 2018 [7]
Fall 2017 [8]
Summer 2017 [9]
Spring 2017 [10]
Fall 2016 [3]
March 2016 [11]
December 2015 [12]
October 2015 [13]
September 2015 [14]
May 2015 [15]
February 2015 [16]
September 2014 [17]
June 2014 [18]
May 2014 [19]
February 2014 [20]
November 2013 [21]
October 2013 [22]
September 2013 [23]
August 2013 [24]
Presentations:
The Premium Tax Credit - What you Need to Know. IRS Virtual Town Hall Series [25](NEW)
Health Insurace Literacy: Smart Choices for Health and Wealth [26]: Presentation by Dr. Bonnie Braun, October 4, 2013.
Making a Smart Choice for Health Insurance: [27] Presentation by Dr. Bonnie Braun sponsored by the eXtension Creating Healthy Communities Community of Practice, September 26, 2013
Health Literacy and the Affordable Care Act: [28] Presentation by Dr. Bonnie Braun to the Wisconsin Health Literacy Summit, April 10, 2013
Health Literacy: A Multi-State Call to Action [29]
Health Care Reform: Provisions for Decisions [30]
Health Insurance Literacy Theoretical Framework [31]
Insurance Coverage Comparisons PowerPoint [32]
Insurance Jeopardy PowerPoint [33]
Videos:
Smart Choice--Preliminary Data Webinar--University of Maryland Extension [35] (February 28, 2014).
Gearing Up for Extension's Response to Health Reform Presentation Videos
Gearing Up: Extension's Response to Health Reform, Kansas State Research and Extention - [36]Presentation by Dr. Bonnie Braun, University of Maryland (Approx. 58 minutes)
Gearing Up: Health Policy, Kansas State Research and Extention - [37]Presentation by Dr. Bonnie Braun, University of Maryland (Approx. 30 Minutes)
Gearing Up: Health Insurance Literacy, Kansas State Research and Extension [38] - Presentation by Dr. Bonnie Braun, University of Maryland (Approx. 65 minutes)
Discussion / Questions, Kansas State Research and Extension - [39]Presentation by Dr. Bonnie Braun, University of Maryland (Approx. 20 minutes)
Moving Forward with responding to health reform [40] - Presentation by Dr. Bonnie Braun, University of Maryland (Approx. 20 minutes)
Health Literacy and the Affordable Care Act [41] - Presentation by Dr. Bonnie Braun to the Wisconsin Health Literacy Summit, April 10, 2013
Extension’s Health Insurance Literacy Initiative:From Pilot to Program [42] (PDF of Presentation [43]) - Recorded webinar, June 10, 2013.
Websites:
www.marketplace.cms.gov [44]: Many resources and information about Marketplace availabe here.
CMS.gov: Toolkit for Making Written Material Clear and Effective [45]
Bonnie's Blog [46]: Dr. Bonnie Braun is the Interim Chair of Health Literacy Maryland and a Faculty Scholar with the Center for Health Literacy. Join Bonnie as she explores current health literacy policy issues affecting the State of Maryland!!
