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Health Reform Features and Events - November 2009

Amidst all the noise over health insurance reform, Vice President Joe Biden asks the important question, Who Do You Trust? Lori Heim, M.D., (President, American Academy of Family Physicians) and Rebecca Patton, MSN, RN, CNOR (President, American Nurses Association) explain why doctors and nurses are calling for reform.

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Diabetes prevention and early treatment are under-emphasized

On Wednesday, November 11, Secretary Sebelius released a report on the growing prevalence of diabetes, the growing costs associated with its treatment, and how health insurance reform will lower costs and improve access to care for Americans with diabetes.

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Online Chat with Valerie Jarrett

On Monday, November 2, 2009, Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett held an extended online chat to discuss how health insurance reform will impact minority communities and all Americans.

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Americans are suffering under the current health care system, but women are paying a particularly heavy price. On Friday, 6/5 at 11:00 AM ET, the White House hosted a Women's Health Care Stakeholder Discussion.

On November 14, 2009, First Lady Michelle Obama, along with Tina Tchen, Director of the Office of Public Engagement, and Nancy-Ann DeParle, Director of the White House Office of Health Reform, listened to older women share their stories about their problems with the current health care system.

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Secretary Sebelius

On November 5, 2009, Jared Bernstein, Chief Economist and Economic Policy Adviser to the Vice President, and Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio hosted a live video chat at the White House, answering questions from Ohioans and others on health insurance reform.

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President Barack Obama meets with Senate Democrats to discuss health care, Tuesday, June 2, 2009, in the State Dinning Room of the White House.

On November 3, 2009, over 100 small business owners gathered at the White House with Secretary Sebelius and Small Business Administrator Karen Mills to discuss the impact of health reform on small businesses.

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