What You Missed: The State of the Union and Health Care

Yesterday, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius sat down with AOL Health, Nurse.com, WebMD.com, and Medscape.com to answer questions from their readers about health care and the President's State of the Union Address. Check out the full video or use the links below to jump to your favorite questions.

• When will Americans have access to the same standard of care as Members of Congress, and Cabinet Secretaries?
• Will the Administration seek input from professional nurses during the implementation of the Affordable Care Act?
• When will the provisions regarding pre-existing conditions for adults go into effect?
• What role will tort reform and malpractice damages caps play in health reform?
• How will the Administration support growing the number of caregivers to accommodate an expansion of preventative medicine?
• What is the President's plan for addressing the current shortage of nursing faculty?
• How will the Affordable Care Act keep health care costs down?
• Will the President encourage more innovative use of technology to deliver low-cost, high-quality health care?
• What pieces of the Affordable Care Act focus on preventative care, and will the Administration encourage people to seek out preventative care through tax breaks or other incentives?
• How is the President addressing stagnant Medicare reimbursement rates for physicians?
• Will we be able to increase coverage without sacrificing quality of care?
• Why do we have to wait until 2014 for so many provisions of the Affordable Care Act?
• What benefits can senior citizens expect in regards to availability and affordability of long-term care?