How the Affordable Care Act affects seniors, retirees
Reporter Giles Bruce explains how the Affordable Care Act impacts seniors and retirees. It highlights Medicare protections, added preventive services, the doughnut hole reduction by 2020, elder abuse safeguards, and the HealthCare.gov marketplace options for those 65 and older, plus outreach efforts to dispel myths.
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Molly Wood
Lawrence
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Sheldon Weisgrau
Health Reform Resource Project
Cottonwood offers activities for disabled older adults in Lawrence
Cottonwood Inc runs a Retirement Enrichment Services day program for intellectually disabled adults over 62, providing leisure and learning options. Participants choose activities from in-house arts and crafts to community outings, with art from a printmaking session showcased at the Lawrence Arts Center.
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Kathy Aaron
Lawrence Arts Center
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Cottonwood Inc
Andrea Rogers
Cottonwood
Micki Self- Loveland
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Douglas County Senior Services
Kansas University
Lawrence Public Library
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Nick Krug
Journal-World Photo
Hans Summers
Cynthia Woodard Padron
Summers
Enterprise reporter Sara Shepherd contact and social handle
Enterprise reporter Sara Shepherd can be reached at 832 7187. Follow her on Twitter at Twitter.com/saramarieshop.
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Sara Shepherd
Saramarieshop
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