“Surgeon General to Visit Campus, Celebrate New Health Care Law”
Thursday, September 23rd @ 2 PM in the Margaret Brent Room on the 2nd Floor of the STAMP
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin, Maryland lawmakers, university officials, students, and advocates will gather to celebrate the effective date of the provision of a new federal health care law affecting young adults. This new federal law, which is part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, allows young adults under age 26 years old to access health care insurance coverage through their parents.
For Marylanders, this new law builds on legislation enacted in 2007 which allowed young people to stay on their parent's health insurance plan until age 25 if they were a dependant. The new federal law extends to age 26, does not require the young person to be a dependant, and applies to self-insured companies that the state law could not affect. Thousands of Maryland individuals will benefit from the measure passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010.
Who:
Dr. Regina Benjamin - United States Surgeon General
Dr. Robert Gold - Dean, University of Maryland School of Public Health
Delegate Heather Mizeur (D-20)
Senator Jim Rosapepe (D-21)
Tim Visclosky - American Medical Student Association, University of Maryland
Aaron Smith - Young Invincibles
Vincent DeMarco - President, Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative
Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA; 18th Surgeon General of the United States
Vice Admiral Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA is the 18th Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service. As America's Doctor, she provides the public with the best scientific information available on how to improve their health and the health of the nation. Dr. Benjamin also oversees the operational command of 6,500 uniformed health officers who serve in locations around the world to promote, protect, and advance the health of the American People.
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