WASHINGTON: Two Indian-Americans have been named by the White House among 11 Champions of Change that have focused on ensuring that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) fully benefit from health reform.

Manjusha P. Kulkarni, director of South Asian Network (SAN) and Ranjana Paintal, programme manager for the Asian Health Coalition, were hailed for their outreach of President Barack Obama's signature Affordable Care Act to the AAPI Community

"For too long, many members of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander community have lacked access to quality, affordable health care," said the White House in a statement.

"The Affordable Care Act provides an opportunity to provide nearly two million uninsured Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with quality, affordable health care."

Kulkarni's SAN is a community-based organization dedicated to advancing the health, empowerment and solidarity of persons of South Asian origin in Southern California.

Through her work at SAN, Kulkarni advocates for effective policies and practices on issues impacting the South Asian American community, White House said.

She works to educate South Asian Americans on the benefits of the Affordable Care Act through in-language materials and outreach and individual assistance to enrol in California's health benefit exchange, Covered California.
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