HHS Secretary Sebelius to Participate in State of Senior’s Health Discussion in Orlando, Florida

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to discuss an announcement regarding prescription drug savings for Medicare beneficiaries

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:

WHAT:	Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius will discuss President Obama’s call for a renewed commitment to American values. These values include the promise of Medicare: that older Americans won’t have to spend their retirement years worried about the prospect of bankruptcy from medical bills. Secretary Sebelius will highlight how the health reform law, the Affordable Care Act, makes Medicare stronger by providing important benefits such as cracking down on fraud, new preventive services without co-pays and a 50% discount on prescription drugs for Medicare recipients in the coverage gap known as the "donut hole.” Secretary Sebelius will also discuss an important announcement about Medicare prescription drug savings.
WHO:	Kathleen Sebelius
	Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
WHEN:	2:30 PM (EST)
	Thursday, February 02, 2012
WHERE:	Beardall Senior Center
	800 Delaney Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801
CONTACT:	Keith Maley, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, [e-mail]

Event is open to credentialed members of the media only