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