Florida Public Library hosts health insurance webinar

FLORIDA — America’s public libraries have been recruited to distribute information about the new federal Affordable Card Act. On Thursday, Aug. 22, from 1 to 2 p.m., the Florida Public Library will show a webinar for small business owners developed by the Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The presentation on the library’s big screen will address how to navigate the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP), a segment of the Affordable Care Act that will be available online Oct. 1.

The webinar will be of interest to small business owners who want to learn about this new streamlined way to offer health insurance to their employees in 2014.

Light refreshments will be served.

To register online, visit the library’s web site at www.floridapubliclibrary.org and click on the Event Calendar under the Programs tab.

You may also call the library at 845-651-7659 to sign up of learn more about the webinar. Florida Public Library is located at 4 Cohen Circle behind the Village Hall in Florida.