Join us at 11 a.m. CT (12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT) on Thursday, Feb. 17, for an hour-long chat about benefits in the health care law. The chat will be moderated by Chicago Tribune health reporter Bruce Japsen and panelist Dr. Cecil Wilson. Some topics included in the chat will be about changes doctors and medical care providers think need to be made so the legislation will work better for consumers.

Millions of Americans this year have new benefits under the health care overhaul law signed last year by President Barack Obama, but he is open to certain changes as long as they improve the law and don't take away certain benefits.

Dr. Cecil Wilson, President of the American Medical Association, is an internist from Winter Park, Fla., and the 165th President of the AMA, which is the nation's largest doctor group. The AMA represents nearly one-quarter of a million doctors in the U.S., and the AMA, for one, has long advocated for medical liability reform. President Obama said he would be willing to work with newly elected Republicans in Congress on such legislation.

If you are unable to make the chat, or would like to send your question in advance, e-mail Bruce Japsen at bjapsen@tribune.com.





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