NEW YORK, March 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM today announced it will air The Affordable Care Act: An Urban View Roundtable, an in-depth discussion moderated by SiriusXM host Joe Madison featuring a panel with Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, discussing the history, benefits, and practical applications of the Affordable Care Act.  The panel will focus on how the law affects young adults and will be held in front of an audience of college students and SiriusXM listeners at the SiriusXM studios in Washington, DC.

The panel will feature politicians, White House staffers, and other notable speakers, including Congresswoman Donna Christensen, the non-voting delegate from the U.S. Virgin Islands; Thomas Duncan, President of Trusted Health Plan; Anton J. Gunn, former Director of External affairs in the Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs at the Department of Health and Human Services; Marlon Marshall, Special Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Director of Public Engagement;  Aaron Smith, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Young Invincibles, and more.

The Affordable Care Act: An Urban View Roundtable moderated by Joe Madison will air live on Thursday, March 13, starting at 8:00 am ET, on SiriusXM Urban View, on channel 110, and through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App on smartphones and other connected devices, as well as online at siriusxm.com.  Subscribers will also be able to listen to the show via SiriusXM On Demand through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for smartphones and other mobile devices and online at siriusxm.com.

SiriusXM listeners are invited to submit questions on Twitter by 5:00 pm ET on Wednesday, March 12, using the hashtag #sxmroundtable and tagging @SXMUrbanView, @MadisonSiriusXM, and @Sebelius, or on Facebook by liking SiriusXM Urban View and  Joe Madison – "The Black Eagle."

Joe Madison, "The Black Eagle," is a human and civil rights activist, abolitionist against slavery in Southern Sudan, television commentator, columnist, lecturer, labor and corporate spokesman, musician and athlete. He is the former executive director of the Detroit NAACP and director of the national NAACP political action department.

SiriusXM Urban View features conversation, information, inspiration, empowerment, motivation and companionship from the African-American perspective, with shows hosted by Joe Madison, The Rev. All Sharpton, Tavis Smiley, and many more.

Americans have until March 31, 2014 to sign up for the new Health Insurance Marketplace online at HealthCare.gov or by phone at 1-800-318-2596.  For information about in-person help, please visit localhelp.healthcare.gov.

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