On October 1, 2013, Californians will begin enrolling in California’s new health exchange, Covered California. Starting three months later, in January 2014, most people must prove that they carry health insurance or face fines and penalties. Californians who carry...
As a translation services provider, Avantpage is poised to offer expertise, services, information and guidance to health plans, healthcare providers, health organizations and others who are either directly or indirectly involved with healthcare reform. We have...
Communication is key in healthcare—from reading admissions forms to following hospital signage and understanding discharge instructions. And with almost 47 million people in the United States speaking a language other than English, translation is an essential...
Translation to Play an Important Role in Reaching LEP (limited English proficiency) Audiences According to a recent article in the New York Times*, the new state-run healthcare exchanges still have a long way to go before the October 1, 2013 deadline. The health...
Healthcare reform is one of today’s hot button medical topics –– from the water cooler to the boardroom, everyone’s talking about it, and everyone has a different idea of what’s in store. Let’s take a quick look at what’s going on as the 2014 deadline for...
