This past Thursday, officials from the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services held a town hall meeting to discuss how the health care law is helping women and families acros the country. On Monday June 11, we will turn our attention to America’s seniors when we host a a Seniors’ Health Town Hall. The event will be streamed live from the White House from 10 am to 11:30 am ET.
Similar to our Women’s Health Town Hall, this event will be an interactive, open dialogue about how the health care law, the Affordable Care Act, is improving the health and quality of life for the nation’s senior citizens by strengthening the Medicare program:
- It makes preventive services available for free. This includes mammograms, colonoscopies, and an annual wellness visit where seniors can spend more time with their doctor.
- It makes prescription drugs cheaper. Seniors who hit the donut hole get a 50 percent discount on their prescription drugs and the donut hole will be closed completely in the years ahead. It cracks down on waste, fraud and abuse.
Submit questions using the Twitter hashtag #SeniorsHealth or on the HealthCareGov Facebook page.
Fonte: White House