Public meeting on health care set in Petersburg

PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) — Petersburg area residents will have an opportunity to learn more about the Affordable Care Act on Wednesday.

U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott is hosting a health care town hall meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Tabernacle Baptist Church’s Family Life Center. Scott’s office announced that he will be joined by experts who will provide an overview of the federal health care reform law, the enrollment process and other federal and state health care initiatives.

Open enrollment in the health care marketplace under the Affordable Care Act runs from Nov. 15 to Feb. 15.

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