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Your Rights Under the New Healthcare Law

It’s been just over a year since President Obama signed the new healthcare law.

This week Healthcare.gov highlighted some of the different benefits you and your family may be eligible for under the new law:

  • Most young adults can stay on their parent’s family plan until they turn 26.  It doesn’t matter whether you’re married, living with your parents, in school, or financially independent.
  • Most health plans cannot deny coverage to children under age 19 because of pre-existing conditions like cancer or cerebral palsy.
  • If you have been uninsured because of a pre-existing condition, you may be eligible to join the more than 12,000 Americans insured through the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan.
  • If you are in a new insurance plan, insurance companies cannot charge you a deductible or copays for recommended preventive services, like mammograms, flu shots and other immunizations.
  • Insurance companies are prohibited from capping the dollar amount of care you can receive in a lifetime, or canceling your coverage due to a mistake on your application when you get sick.

Visit Healthcare.gov to learn more about specific benefits for small business owners, women and seniors.

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