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A major provider of ACA Navigator services, Seedco has operated ACA Navigator Programs in Georgia, Tennessee, Maryland and New York since 2012 In response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in King v. Burwell, Barbara Dwyer Gunn, President and CEO of Seedco made the following statement:. “Seedco has been very involved in helping thousands of Americans…Learn More
Seedco Featured in Politico
November 4, 2014Politico recently published a story that highlighted the importance of Navigators, counselors and in-person assisters in helping people enroll and re-enroll in health insurance. The story featured Seedco’s new health care access study and a quote from Ben Thomases, Executive Vice President of Seedco.Learn More
We are pleased to release our latest publication on the findings from Seedco’s first year of the Affordable Care Act in four states. In particular, the evaluation study was commissioned to learn about barriers and facilitators to health insurance navigation. The study was conducted by researchers in the Department of Health Policy and Management in…Learn More
Year One Navigator Evaluation Study
October 16, 2014The Seedco Health Insurance Navigator Enrollment Process in Georgia, Maryland, New York, and Tennessee Policy Implications and Opportunities for Quality Improvement The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) put in place reforms that improve access to quality, affordable health coverage. One of the provisions of the ACA was the creation of new Health Insurance…Learn More
Seedco Awarded a Year-Two Navigator Grant in Georgia and Tennessee
September 9, 2014On September 8, 2014, Seedco was awarded a $3.6 million second year Navigator grant to continue providing consumer healthcare access to Georgia and Tennessee residents. In 2013, Seedco led networks of community-based organizations across both states conducting public education and providing in-person enrollment assistance to the uninsured. Seedco is pleased to be continuing this important…Learn More
Seedco Awarded Community Health Advocates Grant
August 14, 2014Seedco was recently awarded a grant from the Community Service Society to provide services as part of the Community Health Advocates (CHA) program. Seedco will provide health care and health insurance post-enrollment assistance and education to individuals and small businesses.Learn More
Seedco’s Vice President of Work and Family Supports, Lisa Stein, will present at the Alliance for Health Reform and Kaiser Family Foundation’s congressional briefing on August 5, 2014 in Washington, D.C. The briefing will highlight the impact of in-person assistance programs that help consumers enroll in health coverage through the new health insurance marketplaces. The…Learn More
Seedco’s Georgia Navigator Team Attends a Press Conference with Secretary of US Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius
March 10, 2014On March 10th, 2014, Seedco’s own, Huxie Wilkins and William Rencher, attended an Affordable Care Act press conference at the Center for Black Women’s Wellness where the Secretary of US Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, presented. Also in attendance: Chairman John Eaves, Fulton County Commissioner; Congressman Hank Johnson and CEO of The Center for…Learn More