"Health overhaul: Immediate change, long term steps" (Obama, insurance, companies)

[delusianne]

....the major expansion of coverage for uninsured workers and their families won't come until 2014 — after the next presidential election.

Parts of the plan won't be fully phased in for a decade, but ultimately 94 percent of eligible Americans would have coverage.

Here's a timeline of some changes:

THIS YEAR:

The Associated Press: Health overhaul: Immediate change, long term steps

It goes up to the year 2020.

[njguy]

Originally Posted by delusianne

....the major expansion of coverage for uninsured workers and their families won't come until 2014 — after the next presidential election.

Parts of the plan won't be fully phased in for a decade, but ultimately 94 percent of eligible Americans would have coverage.

Here's a timeline of some changes:

THIS YEAR:

The Associated Press: Health overhaul: Immediate change, long term steps

It goes up to the year 2020.

I feel the current language of that will not stick with a multitude of changes.

Don't ask me what, but with the US government it's too easy to happen.

[delusianne]

It probably wont, but Obama's trying to get all his promises accomplished.... here's the summary from the linked OP article of the plans for 2010.

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_ Sets up a high-risk health insurance pool to provide affordable coverage for uninsured people with medical problems.

_ Starting six months after enactment, requires all health insurance plans to maintain dependent coverage for children until they turn 26.

_ For children with medical problems, prohibits insurers from writing a policy that excludes payment for the particular condition. Insurers in the individual market could still deny new coverage to children in poor health.

_ Bars insurance companies from putting lifetime dollar limits on coverage, and canceling policies except for fraud.

_ Provides tax credits to help small businesses with up to 25 employees get and keep coverage for their employees.

_ Begins narrowing the Medicare prescription coverage gap by providing a $250 rebate to seniors in the gap, which starts this year once they have spent $2,830. It would be fully closed by 2020.

_ Reduces projected Medicare payments to hospitals, home health agencies, nursing homes, hospices and other providers.

_ Imposes 10 percent sales tax on indoor tanning.

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