Web chat will be available live at www.hhs.gov/live
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Officials from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice will host a Web chat regarding fraud prevention and the Affordable Care Act on Wednesday, June 2, 2010. HHS Secretary Sebelius, Acting Deputy Attorney General, Gary G. Grindler of the Department of Justice, Assistant Secretary for Aging, Kathy Greenlee, and Peter Budetti, Deputy Administrator for Program Integrity at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will answer questions about the new law and they will give some helpful tips for seniors and other Americans on how to avoid scams and schemes.
The Web chat is the tenth in a series of discussions that are designed to help Americans understand the impact of the newly passed health insurance reform law.
Members of the public are encouraged to submit questions via email to [email protected] and via twitter using handle, @HHSGOV.
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WHAT: |
Affordable Care Act Web chat to discuss how the Affordable Care Act will help prevent fraud, waste and abuse | ||
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WHO: |
Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | ||
| Gary G. Grindler, Acting Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice | |||
| Kathy Greenlee, Assistant Secretary for Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | |||
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Peter Budetti, Deputy Administrator for Program Integrity at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
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WHEN: |
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 | ||
| 2:00 p.m. EDT | |||
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WHERE: |
LIVE at www.hhs.gov/live |
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For more information on the new health reform law please visit www.healthreform.gov. To learn more about the efforts of HHS and DOJ to combat waste, fraud and abuse in the Medicare system, go to: www.stopmedicarefraud.gov.
Note: All HHS press releases, fact sheets and other press materials are available at http://www.hhs.gov/news.
CONTACT:
HHS Press Office
202-690-6343
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DOJ Press Office
202-514-2007
KEYWORDS: United States North America District of Columbia
INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: Seniors Health Public Policy/Government Healthcare Reform Public Policy White House/Federal Government Professional Services Insurance Consumer General Health Managed Care
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