First Year Changes Under Obama's Health Care Reform Bill

Welcome back to my Blog on 2010 Health Care Reform Legislation! After making my first post with a video from last fall of President Obama promoting his health care reform bill -- and promising to post another video -- I was informed that watching the President pitch his health care reform package isn't much of a draw! Therefore, I'll simply provide a summary of the first-year health care changes he mentioned in his March 6, 2010 address and mention to his loyal fans that the video can be found at the White House Blog.

Quoting the President on first-year health care changes:

• "Small business owners will receive tax credits to purchase health insurance."
• "Thousands of uninsured Americans with pre-existing conditions will finally be able to purchase coverage."
• "Insurance companies will no longer be allowed to deny coverage to children with pre-existing conditions."
• "They will no longer be allowed to drop your coverage when you get sick."
• "This year, all new insurance plans will be required to offer free preventive care to their customers."
• "There will no longer be lifetime limits or restrictive annual limits on the amount of care you receive."
• "Young adults will be able to stay on their parents' insurance policy until they're 26 years old."
• "There will be a new, independent appeals process for anyone who feels they were unfairly denied a claim by their insurance company."
• "Finally, seniors who fall into the gap in coverage known as the donut hole will receive $250 to help them pay for their prescriptions."

To learn more about how 2010 health care reform legislation impacts you, please visit:

http://www.ahinsuranceservices.com/healthcarereform.html

In my next post, I'll review the impact of health care reform on the Medicare program. Stay tuned!

Until next time,

Andrew Herman