HHS Secretary Sebelius to commemorate the second anniversary of health reform in St. Louis, Missouri
March 15 2012 - 3:08PM
Business Wire
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS):
WHAT:
Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius will join
with seniors at the St. Louis Community College at Forest Park to
discuss how the passage of the health reform law, the Affordable
Care Act, has strengthened Medicare for seniors across the country.
Secretary Sebelius will highlight how the law extends important
benefits such as free preventive services, annual wellness visits
that give seniors more time with their doctor and a 50 percent
discount on prescription drugs for people with Medicare in the
coverage gap known as the "donut hole." The law provides
unprecedented fraud-fighting tools, cracks down on waste, fraud and
abuse, and just last year returned $4.1 billion to the federal
government. The Secretary will also announce new Medicare drug
discount savings data to illustrate how seniors continue to benefit
from the Affordable Care Act.
WHO:
Kathleen Sebelius Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services
WHEN:
2:30PM (CDT) Monday, March 19, 2012
WHERE:
St. Louis Community College at Forest Park 5600 Oakland Avenue, St.
Louis, MO 63110
CONTACT:
Keith Maley, U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, keith.maley@hhs.gov
Event is open to credentialed members of the
media only