Health care reform

Many of the changes expected to come with this new bill wont take effect for years, so Obama is focusing on the changes coming soon to get the public's favor. The new plan is expected to cover up to 32 million Americans who aren't insured.
"This new law gives seniors and their families greater savings, better benefits and higher quality health care" Obama said at a conference in maryland. "Your guaranteed benefits will not change; eligibility will not change; Medicare will continue to cover your costs the way it always has."
Sometime this year seniors who were caught in the 'donut gap' will receive a $250 rebate check to help pay for their prescription drugs. And by 2011 those seniors will receive up to 50% discount on brand name drugs.
One woman's view on the speech Obama held in Maryland. “‘I think it answers a lot of questions about the Medicare bill, the new Medicare bill,’ she said. ‘And it helps kinda clear up the air a little bit about what's happening to Medicare, what's happening to Social Security, what's going to happen to our children as far as Social Security and Medicare, and I was glad to hear the answer was positive.’”