The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) released updated Coverage to Care (C2C) resources in additional languages to help the consumers you serve understand their health coverage and receive needed primary care and preventative services.
Just in time for Open Enrollment, these resources will help consumers select the best coverage option for their unique health needs and assist them in understanding how to best utilize their health plan.
Now available on the C2C website, updated translations are available for:
- Roadmap to Better Care – Explains basics of health care coverage and how to receive primary care and preventive services. (Arabic | Chinese |English | English (Customizable) | Haitian Creole | Korean | Russian | Spanish | Ukrainian | Vietnamese |Tribal Version)
To complement the Roadmap to Better Care, four supplemental materials were developed to help explain the important components into more digestible pieces:
- Roadmap to Better Care Poster (Arabic | Chinese | Haitian Creole | Korean | Russian | Ukrainian (new!) | Vietnamese)
- Differences Between Your Provider’s Office and the Emergency Department (Arabic | Chinese | Haitian Creole | Korean | Russian | Ukrainian (new!) | Vietnamese)
- Sample Insurance Card (Arabic | Chinese | Haitian Creole | Korean | Russian | Ukrainian (new!) | Vietnamese)
- Sample Explanation of Benefits (Arabic | Chinese | Haitian Creole | Korean | Russian | Ukrainian (new!) | Vietnamese)
Roadmap to Behavioral Health – Serves as a companion guide for mental health and substance use service, to be used in conjunction with the Roadmap to Better Care. Ukrainian is now available, and additional languages will be available by the end of October.
Getting the Care You Need: Guide for People with Disabilities – Provides information to ensure that people with disabilities understand their rights so that they receive equal access to quality health care services. (Arabic | Chinese | Haitian Creole | Korean | Russian | Spanish | Vietnamese)
Managing Diabetes: Coverage & Resources – Includes tips to help patients manage diabetes, as well as information on Marketplace and Medicare coverage. (Arabic | Chinese | Haitian Creole | Korean | Russian | Spanish | Vietnamese)
- Preventive Services Flyers – Outlines services available at no cost under most health coverage.
- Adult (Arabic | Chinese | Haitian Creole | Korean | Russian | Spanish | Vietnamese)
- Women (Arabic | Chinese | Haitian Creole | Korean | Russian | Spanish | Vietnamese)
- Men (Arabic | Chinese | Haitian Creole | Korean | Russian | Spanish | Vietnamese)
- Teens (Arabic | Chinese | Haitian Creole | Korean | Russian | Spanish | Vietnamese)
- Children (Arabic | Chinese | Haitian Creole | Korean | Russian | Spanish | Vietnamese)
- Infants (Arabic | Chinese | Haitian Creole | Korean | Russian | Spanish | Vietnamese)
- Prevention: Put Your Health First Tabloid – Describes how to put your health first. (Arabic | Chinese | Haitian Creole | Korean | Russian | Spanish | Vietnamese)
My Health Coverage at-a-Glance – Shows how to keep track of health plan information and payment in a customizable format. (Arabic | Chinese | Haitian Creole | Korean | Russian | Ukrainian (new!) | Spanish | Vietnamese)
Health literacy is an essential part of health equity. To learn more about health equity related initiatives, visit CMS OMH at go.cms.gov/omh or the C2C initiative at go.cms.gov/c2c.