Charlotte Center For Legal Advocacy Hosts U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Becerra

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Charlotte, NC – Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and U.S. Rep. Alma Adams visited Charlotte Center For Legal Advocacy and Legal Aid of North Carolina. They conducted a roundtable discussion on local and national health care with representatives of NC Navigator Consortium and other leading figures in the Charlotte community.

The director of NC Navigator Consortium, Mark Van Arnam, answering one of Secretary Becerra’s questions. 

Secretary Becerra and Rep. Adams thanked Charlotte Center For Legal Advocacy and the representatives of NC Navigator Consortium for the results they have achieved getting those in need connected to COVID-19 vaccinations and affordable health care coverage. Secretary Becerra mentioned that President Biden’s new American Families Plan is an important building block of the Affordable Care Act. Secretary Becerra and Rep. Adams made it clear their top priority is increasing vaccination rates and promised to meet the people where they are in order to make it happen.

Secretary Becerra and U.S. Rep Alma Adams taking a tour of Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy with health insurance navigator Natalie Marles.
Secretary Becerra and U.S. Rep Alma Adams discussing the importance of increasing vaccination rates with the media. 

Anyone in need of health insurance coverage is encouraged to learn more about how to “get covered” on the Charlotte Center For Legal Advocacy website. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Biden administration has announced a Special Open Enrollment Period that will remain open until August 15, 2021. First-time consumers or individuals who have lost their health coverage can enroll in a plan during this time, and existing consumers can switch plans. NC Navigator Consortium Health Insurance Navigators are standing by to help.

Charlotte Center For Legal Advocacy can provide those in need with information, advice and advocacy in consumer protection, home preservation, health care access and public benefits, immigration, tax assistance and more. Our mission is to pursue justice for those in need. Our vision is to build a just community, where all people are treated fairly and have access to legal representation to meet their basic human needs of safety, economic security and stability.