The following provisions went into effect:
- young adults up to age 26 will have the option to enroll in a parent's health plan.
- insurers can no longer place lifetime limits on benefits, and annual limits are severely curtailed.
- insurers can no longer retroactively cancel, or rescind, coverage.
- there are new options for as many as 400,000 people with preexisting health conditions, who will immediately be able to enroll in new state-based insurance plans, and for the parents of thousands of children with preexisting conditions, who can no longer be denied health insurance for these youngsters.
- Medicare will eliminate cost-sharing for preventive care, and will provide for an annual wellness visit with no copayment.
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