Comments on: Six Months After Health Reform There is Much to Celebrate…And Lots of Work Ahead http://blog.nationalpartnership.org/index.php/2010/09/work-ahead/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:54:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: National Partnership for Women & Families http://blog.nationalpartnership.org/index.php/2010/09/work-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-15260 National Partnership for Women & Families Thu, 09 Dec 2010 14:16:51 +0000 http://blog.nationalpartnership.org/?p=775#comment-15260 Dear Marta, You are correct. As of September 23, 2010, any new health plans/policies cannot deny coverage or exclude certain benefits from coverage to children under age 19 based on pre-existing conditions. This critical protection will apply to everyone starting in 2014, when additional changes to the health insurance market are in place. In the interim, individuals may be eligible for coverage through “Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plans” available in each state. To find out more, check out this link: http://www.healthcare.gov/law/provisions/preexisting/index.html Dear Marta,

You are correct. As of September 23, 2010, any new health plans/policies cannot deny coverage or exclude certain benefits from coverage to children under age 19 based on pre-existing conditions. This critical protection will apply to everyone starting in 2014, when additional changes to the health insurance market are in place. In the interim, individuals may be eligible for coverage through “Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plans” available in each state. To find out more, check out this link: http://www.healthcare.gov/law/provisions/preexisting/index.html

]]> By: Marta Galicki http://blog.nationalpartnership.org/index.php/2010/09/work-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-13203 Marta Galicki Fri, 19 Nov 2010 01:50:11 +0000 http://blog.nationalpartnership.org/?p=775#comment-13203 It is my understanding & experience that for several more years patients can still be denied new coverage based on pre-existing conditions. At present, I believe this now only applies to children. Please can someone confirm this? Many thanks! It is my understanding & experience that for several more years patients can still be denied new coverage based on pre-existing conditions. At present, I believe this now only applies to children. Please can someone confirm this? Many thanks!

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