OCDP "People Over Politics" - Affordable Care Act Forum April 2, 2012

The Oklahoma County Democratic Party (OCDP) is hosting a health care forum to discuss the Affordable Care Act. The event, “People Over Politics: What You Should Know About the Affordable Care Act,” will be held on Monday, April 2, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Local 1141 IBEW Union Hall, 1700 SE 15 St., in Oklahoma City.

Special guest speaker for the event will be retired US Air Force Colonel Katherine Scheirman, MD. Scheirman is the Oklahoma State Director for the event’s co-sponsor, Doctors for America.

There will be a Q&A session at the end of Dr. Scheirman’s presentation and participants will have an opportunity to submit their own health care story, whether it’s about patients lacking adequate health coverage or about personal experiences that helped create change in their own community.

Doctors for America is a national movement of physicians and medical students working together to improve the health of the nation and to ensure that everyone has access to affordable, high quality health care. For more information visit www.drsforamerica.org.

The reception with refreshments starts at 5:30 p.m. and the program will begin at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

For more information call Margaret Leon at 405.536.2422 or email info@okdemocrats.org. To register online visit www.okcountydemocrats.org.

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