Obamacare: The Details
Obama's health care bill (23 March, 2010), passed by 219 votes to 212 in the House of Representatives with no Republican support, has been the biggest change in many years. In many ways a landmark, it will affect virtually every American depending on age and income, and will bring about changes in the health care industry, whilst also affecting coverage.
Changes are manifold and include the following:
million American, who are currently uninsured due to inability to afford insurance, or who are deemed too sick by insurance companies -- children included - to qualify for coverage, will be assisted
Insurers will be prevented from putting lifetime caps on coverage
Restrictions will be placed on the use of annual limits to ensure that people can access care.
million individuals, who lack health insurance due to economic reasons, will be afforded tax credit that will help them buy insurance on new medical insurance, state-based or market based, exchanges.
16 million individuals will become eligible for
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Rebates and discounts will be given on brand name drugs (as opposed to the present when people have to pay if their prescription exceeds $2,700 and receive coverage if the cost exceeds $6,154)
Young adults will be able to retain their parents' health plans until they are 26 (as opposed to the present when many insurance companies drip dependents at age 19 of when they graduate college)
From 2014, most people will be required to buy insurance or pay an annual fine of $695 or 2.5% of their income.
Insurance companies will be disallowed to drop people when they get sick
Increased funding for primary care residences and for medical schools that train rural doctors (who work in underprivileged sectors); it will similarly provide $9.5 billion for clinics and health centers that cater to underserved patients.
Promised results are heartwarming: Aside from healthcare…
