MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) -
On a day where the Crump Senior Center celebrated things red, white and blue, the national discussion about the U.S. Constitution and the Affordable Care Act was top of mind.
"I'm glad the law was passed, but they still need to do some work on it," said Elizabeth Geeter, who supports the law.
"It worries me that you don't really know enough to make an educated guess or an opinion, and I think most of us don't enough," said Betty Pinkston, who likes some parts of the law but not others.
For seniors specifically, the health care law could be positive because the Obama Administration says better Medicare coverage for those with high prescription drug bills and the law also means no copayments for preventive care. But some are concerned because the plan cuts some Medicare spending and could impact funding for hospitals, nursing homes and other providers.
And that's one of the concerns Department of Senior Services Commissioner Neal Morrison has about the law.
"And yet we're trying to help people and we're already short of funding, so why are you taking money away from the Medicare program to begin with,' Morrison said.
People on both sides of the health care debate agree on one thing: they want those who came up with the law to explain it a little better. So these seniors, who vote in big numbers, said they will be asking questions of their lawmakers to understand more about the law.
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