Article Publication Date:
6/22/2010
Summary:
The Departments of HHS, Labor, and Treasury issued regulations to implement a new Patient’s Bill of Rights under the ACA – which will help children (and eventually all Americans) with pre-existing conditions gain coverage and keep it, protect Americans’ choice of doctors and end lifetime limits on the care consumers may receive. Review this fact sheet, geared towards the consumer, summarizing the legislation’s impact on them.
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U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, DHS
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Affordable Care Act (ACA)
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insurance companies; pre-existing conditions; Premium Increases; Affordable Coverage; Consumer Protections; lifetime limits
Contact
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Phone:
877-696-6775
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/52603