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Obamacare: The Good, the Bad, and the Future

Wednesday, April 2 @ 7:00 P.M.

Program at Kalmbach Memorial Park - Seats still available. Call to register 610-965-1140

Consumer health advocate, Charles Inlander, co-author of the bestselling book, Take This Book to the Hospital With You, will offer the facts, break the myths, and invite discussion.

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Very few people remember the rocky start of Medicare in 1965 or Medicaid in 1967. And even the vaunted Massachusetts plan was a slow starter for more than a year. Obamacare is the biggest social program to come along since Medicare almost 40 years ago. It is changing the face of medicine while providing greater access to the poor, elderly, those with pre-existing medical conditions and the small business employee.


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