Capital Highlights
by ED STERLING
The Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act, signed into law by President Obama on March 23, requires states to establish within 90 days “high risk pools” for people with a preexisting medical condition who have been uninsured for at least 6 months when they apply.
The pools would allow enrollees to pay standard market premium rates with their coverage not subject to any preexisting condition exclusion.
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