Affordable Care Act questions? Fire away at Tribune town hall

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

Audience members listen and take notes duringThe Salt Lake Tribune and KCPW's public town hall meeting where people could ask questions about how Obamacare will affect them. A panel of experts including Nathan Checketts, state health department, Rep. Jim Dunnigan, Jason Stevenson, Utah Health Policy Project and insurance agent Celia Nash talked about the affects of Obamacare and answered questions from the audience at the City Library in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah Wednesday, October 9, 2013. KCPW broadcasted the event on live radio.

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

The Salt Lake Tribune and KCPW hosts a public town hall meeting to allow people to ask questions about how Obamacare will affect them. A panel of experts, left to right, Nathan Checketts, state health department, Rep. Jim Dunnigan, Jason Stevenson, Utah Health Policy Project and insurance agent Celia Nash talked about the affects of Obamacare and answered questions from the audience at the City Library in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah Wednesday, October 9, 2013. KCPW broadcasted the event on live radio.

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

The Salt Lake Tribune and KCPW hosts a public town hall meeting to allow people to ask questions about how Obamacare will affect them. A panel of experts including Nathan Checketts, state health department, Rep. Jim Dunnigan, Jason Stevenson, Utah Health Policy Project and insurance agent Celia Nash talked about the affects of Obamacare and answered questions from the audience at the City Library in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah Wednesday, October 9, 2013. KCPW broadcasted the event on live radio.

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

Rep. Jim Dunnigan answers a question during a public town hall meeting where people could ask questions about how Obamacare will affect them. The event was hosted by The Salt Lake Tribune and KCPW. A panel of experts including Nathan Checketts, state health department, Jason Stevenson, of the Utah Health Policy Project, Dunnigan and insurance agent Celia Nash talked about the affects of Obamacare and answered questions from the audience at the City Library in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah Wednesday, October 9, 2013. KCPW broadcasted the event on live radio.

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

Nathan Checketts, of the state health department, answers a question during a public town hall meeting where people could ask questions about how Obamacare will affect them. The event was hosted by The Salt Lake Tribune and KCPW. A panel of experts including Checketts, Rep. Jim Dunnigan, Jason Stevenson, of the Utah Health Policy Project and insurance agent Celia Nash talked about the affects of Obamacare and answered questions from the audience at the City Library in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah Wednesday, October 9, 2013. KCPW broadcasted the event on live radio.

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

Insurance agent, Celia Nash, answers a question during a public town hall meeting where people could ask questions about how Obamacare will affect them. The event was hosted by The Salt Lake Tribune and KCPW. A panel of experts including Nathan Checketts, state health department, Rep. Jim Dunnigan, Jason Stevenson, of the Utah Health Policy Project and Nash talked about the affects of Obamacare and answered questions from the audience at the City Library in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah Wednesday, October 9, 2013. KCPW broadcasted the event on live radio.

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

Rep. Jim Dunnigan answers a question during a public town hall meeting where people could ask questions about how Obamacare will affect them. The event was hosted by The Salt Lake Tribune and KCPW. A panel of experts including Nathan Checketts, state health department, Jason Stevenson, of the Utah Health Policy Project, Dunnigan and insurance agent Celia Nash talked about the affects of Obamacare and answered questions from the audience at the City Library in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah Wednesday, October 9, 2013. KCPW broadcasted the event on live radio.

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

The Salt Lake Tribune and KCPW host a public town hall meeting to allow people to ask questions about how Obamacare will affect them. A panel of experts, left, including Nathan Checketts, state health department, Rep. Jim Dunnigan, Jason Stevenson, Utah Health Policy Project and insurance agent Celia Nash talked about the affects of Obamacare and answered questions from the audience at the City Library in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah Wednesday, October 9, 2013. KCPW broadcasted the event on live radio.

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

Jason Stevenson, of the Utah Health Policy Project, answers a question during a public town hall meeting where people could ask questions about how Obamacare will affect them. The event was hosted by The Salt Lake Tribune and KCPW. A panel of experts including Nathan Checketts, state health department, Rep. Jim Dunnigan, Stevenson and insurance agent Celia Nash talked about the affects of Obamacare and answered questions from the audience at the City Library in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah Wednesday, October 9, 2013. KCPW broadcasted the event on live radio.

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Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune Audience members listen and take notes duringThe Salt Lake Tribune and KCPW's public town hall meeting where people could ask questions about how Obamacare will affect them. A panel of experts including Nathan Checketts, state health department, Rep. Jim Dunnigan, Jason Stevenson, Utah Health Policy Project and insurance agent Celia Nash talked about the affects of Obamacare and answered questions from the audience at the City Library in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah Wednesday, October 9, 2013. KCPW broadcasted the event on live radio. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune The Salt Lake Tribune and KCPW hosts a public town hall meeting to allow people to ask questions about how Obamacare will affect them. A panel of experts, left to right, Nathan Checketts, state health department, Rep. Jim Dunnigan, Jason Stevenson, Utah Health Policy Project and insurance agent Celia Nash talked about the affects of Obamacare and answered questions from the audience at the City Library in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah Wednesday, October 9, 2013. KCPW broadcasted the event on live radio. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune The Salt Lake Tribune and KCPW hosts a public town hall meeting to allow people to ask questions about how Obamacare will affect them. A panel of experts including Nathan Checketts, state health department, Rep. Jim Dunnigan, Jason Stevenson, Utah Health Policy Project and insurance agent Celia Nash talked about the affects of Obamacare and answered questions from the audience at the City Library in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah Wednesday, October 9, 2013. KCPW broadcasted the event on live radio. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune Rep. Jim Dunnigan answers a question during a public town hall meeting where people could ask questions about how Obamacare will affect them. The event was hosted by The Salt Lake Tribune and KCPW. A panel of experts including Nathan Checketts, state health department, Jason Stevenson, of the Utah Health Policy Project, Dunnigan and insurance agent Celia Nash talked about the affects of Obamacare and answered questions from the audience at the City Library in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah Wednesday, October 9, 2013. KCPW broadcasted the event on live radio. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune Nathan Checketts, of the state health department, answers a question during a public town hall meeting where people could ask questions about how Obamacare will affect them. The event was hosted by The Salt Lake Tribune and KCPW. A panel of experts including Checketts, Rep. Jim Dunnigan, Jason Stevenson, of the Utah Health Policy Project and insurance agent Celia Nash talked about the affects of Obamacare and answered questions from the audience at the City Library in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah Wednesday, October 9, 2013. KCPW broadcasted the event on live radio. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune Insurance agent, Celia Nash, answers a question during a public town hall meeting where people could ask questions about how Obamacare will affect them. The event was hosted by The Salt Lake Tribune and KCPW. A panel of experts including Nathan Checketts, state health department, Rep. Jim Dunnigan, Jason Stevenson, of the Utah Health Policy Project and Nash talked about the affects of Obamacare and answered questions from the audience at the City Library in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah Wednesday, October 9, 2013. KCPW broadcasted the event on live radio. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune Rep. Jim Dunnigan answers a question during a public town hall meeting where people could ask questions about how Obamacare will affect them. The event was hosted by The Salt Lake Tribune and KCPW. A panel of experts including Nathan Checketts, state health department, Jason Stevenson, of the Utah Health Policy Project, Dunnigan and insurance agent Celia Nash talked about the affects of Obamacare and answered questions from the audience at the City Library in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah Wednesday, October 9, 2013. KCPW broadcasted the event on live radio. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune The Salt Lake Tribune and KCPW host a public town hall meeting to allow people to ask questions about how Obamacare will affect them. A panel of experts, left, including Nathan Checketts, state health department, Rep. Jim Dunnigan, Jason Stevenson, Utah Health Policy Project and insurance agent Celia Nash talked about the affects of Obamacare and answered questions from the audience at the City Library in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah Wednesday, October 9, 2013. KCPW broadcasted the event on live radio. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune Jason Stevenson, of the Utah Health Policy Project, answers a question during a public town hall meeting where people could ask questions about how Obamacare will affect them. The event was hosted by The Salt Lake Tribune and KCPW. A panel of experts including Nathan Checketts, state health department, Rep. Jim Dunnigan, Stevenson and insurance agent Celia Nash talked about the affects of Obamacare and answered questions from the audience at the City Library in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah Wednesday, October 9, 2013. KCPW broadcasted the event on live radio.

The Salt Lake Tribune

· October 9, 2013 6:53 pm

This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2013, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.

Any question about the Affordable Care Act is fair game at a Salt Lake Tribune/KCPW town hall that gets under way at 7 p.m. in the Nancy Tessman Auditorium at the Salt Lake Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, Salt Lake City.

The Tribune's Jennifer Napier-Pearce will moderate the discussion and take questions during the event, which will feature these panelists:

• Rep. Jim Dunnigan, R-Taylorsville

• Jason Stevenson, Utah Health Policy Project

• Celia Nash, Team Nash Insurance

• Nathan Checketts, Utah Department of Health.

If you're unable to attend in person, the town hall will be broadcast live on KCPW 88.3/105.3 FM or you can hear it here.

If you're listening rather than attending in person, feel free to submit questions using a #TribTalk hashtag on Twitter or by sending an email to healthreform@sltrib.com.

The town hall is just one piece of The Tribune's comprehensive look at the new law and its implementation.

Stories published in recent weeks include a guide to Utah's exchange, a consumer primer on the ACA, a look at uninsured young adults and their obligations under the law and an analysis of how the law is affecting small business.

We've looked at what you'll pay under Utah's exchange and reported on the enrollment period's rocky start.

In addition, through our Trib Talk video chats at sltrib.com, Jennifer Napier-Pearce has provided live access to experts answering questions on many of these topics. —

Join us for town hall Wednesday

I On Wednesday at 7 p.m., The Salt Lake Tribune and KCPW will co-sponsor a town hall meeting on the Affordable Care Act at the Salt Lake City Main Library auditorium, 210 E. 400 South, Salt Lake City. Jennifer Napier-Pearce will moderate a discussion with a panel of experts, who also will address questions. If you're unable to attend, you can listen at http://kcpw.org/stream/