Explanation of Obamacare Open to Public

— A forum has been arranged to clarify how the Affordable Care Act will affect residents of Arkansas.

The Northwest Arkansas Democratic Black Caucus, Arkansas Democratic Hispanic Caucus and the Kappa Upsilon chapter of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity are sponsoring “The Truth about Obamacare.”

The free forum is scheduled for 1 p.m. today at the Union Theater at the University of Arkansas.

The panelists are Dr. Shaundra Jones, a pharmacist; Dr. Hershey Garner, a physician at Highland Oncology; Dr. Ornette Gaines, medical director at the Community Clinic; and J.P. Peters, a member of the Obamacare implementation team in Arkansas. The moderator will be state Rep. Eddie Armstrong, D-North Little Rock.

The forum will explain how the law will be implemented and address questions of eligibility and coverage.

Spanish language translation will be available.

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