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Nov. 30, 2012
What Obamacare Means for Patients -- And Their Docs
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House Speaker John Boehner said it himself: "Obamacare is the law of the land." But what does that mean for patients -- and their doctors and nurses? Ira Flatow and guests map out the road ahead for the Affordable Care Act, and discuss when insurance exchanges, employer rewards for exercise, and other features of the law take effect.
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Produced by Christopher Intagliata, Associate Senior Producer
Guests
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David Blumenthal
Professor, Harvard Medical School
Chief Health Information and Innovation Officer, Partners HealthCare
Former US National Coordinator, Health Information Technology (2009-2011)
Boston, Massachusetts -
Margaret Flinter
Family Nurse Practitioner
Senior Vice President and Clinical Director
Community Health Center, Inc.
Middletown, Connecticut -
Marc Siegel
Author, "The Inner Pulse: Unlocking the Secret Code of Sickness and Health" (Wiley, 2011)
Associate Professor, Medicine
Medical Director, Doctor Radio
NYU Langone Medical Center
New York, New York -
Rob Lamberts
Internist and pediatrician
Augusta, Georgia
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