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Obama Holds Tele-Town Hall Meeting to Discuss Health Reform with Seniors

California Health Advocates > News > Medicare & Other Health Insurance > Obama Holds Tele-Town Hall Meeting to Discuss Health Reform with Seniors

Posted by Karen Joy Fletcher on July 1, 2010

Early last month, President Obama hosted a ‘tele’-town hall meeting for Medicare beneficiaries about the Affordable Care Act and Medicare fraud prevention efforts in light of the first $250 donut hole rebate checks that were sent out mid June. This meeting can be viewed online at whitehouse.gov.

In this video, President Obama discusses the following topics:

(Note: By clicking on a linked question, it will take you directly to that section of the video.)

  • Why does it take 10 years to close the doughnut hole completely?
  • Will Medicare Advantage changes hurt benefits?
  • Is there more support for primary care?
  • How does reform affect living independently vs in a nursing home?
  • Are Medicare & Social Security going to run out of money for future generations?
  • What’s going to happen to COBRA subsidies?

For more information on health care reform and Medicare, see our article, What Does Health Reform Mean for Medicare Beneficiaries? Summary of Key Provisions.

Filed Under: Health Care Reform, Low-Income help, Medicare & Other Health Insurance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Basics, Prescription Drugs

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About Karen Joy Fletcher

Our blogger Karen Joy Fletcher is CHA's Communications Director. With a Masters in Public Health from UC Berkeley, she is the online "public face" of the organization, provides technical expertise, writing and research on Medicare and other health care issues. She is responsible for digital content creation, management of CHA’s editorial calendar, and managing all aspects of CHA’s social media presence. She loves being a "communicator" and enjoys networking and collaborating with the passionate people and agencies in the health advocacy field. See her current articles.

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