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Jonathan Blum – Principal Deputy Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

This week on TALK! with AUDREY: JONATHAN BLUM, Principal Deputy Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is my guest. Medicare Open Enrollment is the time when people with Medicare are encouraged to review their current health and prescription drug coverage and changes in costs and benefits that will take effect for 2014. This year’s annual Medicare Open Enrollment period, which began on October 15, is ending on December 7 so there isn’t much time left. If you want to change your health and prescription drug coverage for next year, doing it during this period will ensure your new coverage can begin without interruption on January 1, 2014.

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Dr. Mark Velleca – Chief Policy and Advocacy Officer for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

CHIEF POLICY AND ADVOCACY OFFICER FOR THE LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY — WHAT CANCER/BLOOD CANCER PATIENTS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

This week on TALK! with AUDREY: MARK VELLECA, Chief Policy and Advocacy Officer for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is my guest. On October 1, 2013, as part of the new Affordable Care Act (ACA), health insurance exchanges opened for enrollment and millions of Americans who were previously uninsured now have the opportunity to purchase health insurance coverage effective in 2014. The new health care legislation poses some specific challenges for cancer patients, including those with blood cancer.