Posted by
Defend America on Friday, April 30, 2010 7:21:02 PM
New health care law traps some in pricey state plans
About 200,000 Americans whose illnesses have
kept them from getting regular health insurance will not be allowed to
enroll this summer in a new lower cost federal program for people like
them because they already buy pricey state-run plans.
The nation's new health law creates a far
cheaper insurance program opening July 1 for people with pre-exisiting
medical conditions. To qualify, a person can't have had health coverage
for six months.
The result is it excludes people already
enrolled in 35 state high risk pools offering insurance of last resort.
The state pools charge high premiums — often double standard rates for
healthier people in the individual market — to help cover costs.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2010-04-29-health-care-law-undercuts-risk-pools_N.htm?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Morning%2BBell