On tour, Sebelius touts health care law here

On tour, Sebelius touts health care law here

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 promotional tour for health care reform stopped in St. Louis Monday to commemorate the two-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act as challenges to the law are expected to reach the U.S. Supreme Court next week.
Secretary of Health and Human Resources Kathleen Sebelius spoke to a supportive crowd at the Forest Park campus of St. Louis Community College about the benefits for retirees on Medicare.
Each day this week, Sebelius and other administration officials will be visiting swing states to speak on various aspects of health care reform. Sebelius spoke in St. Louis at the invitation of the Alliance for Retired Americans.
"Millions of Americans have begun to see benefits already from the Affordable Care Act," Sebelius said. "In spite of some of the predictions, Medicare has actually gotten stronger."
Changes to Medicare have saved 5.1 million people who are disabled or older than 65 more than $3.2 billion on prescription medicines, according to the health department.
Under the law, people on Medicare who reach the "doughnut hole" gap in prescription drug coverage have received $250 rebates and 50 percent discounts on drugs. The gap in coverage is expected to be closed by 2020.

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