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ACA Meets the YouToons

· by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Helping people get the health care they need is serious and important stuff. As the next phase of the Affordable Care Act kicks in on October 1, a lot of work is being done to help folks understand how the program will work and how it benefits them.

The Kaiser Family Foundation has been at the forefront of that effort, and one easy-to-understand and more-fun-than-most resource they’ve made available is this video.

–Aleta Payne, Development and Communications

About Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Aleta Payne first joined the Council staff in the spring of 2001 as the Communications Associate. She continues to oversee that work along with development, represents the Council in several partnership efforts, and serves in other administrative roles, as well. Aleta is a graduate of the University of Virginia with a degree in government and foreign affairs and spent much of her early career as a journalist. She has three young adult sons who continue to come home to Cary for dinner, or at least groceries, and two young adult terrier-mix dogs who keep the nest from feeling too empty.