Affordable Care Act - First Anniversary

In effect:

• banning insurance companies from denying coverage to children with health problems, dropping coverage for policyholders who get very sick or putting lifetime dollar limits on benefits;
• allowing young adults to stay on their parents' policies until age 26;
• offering access to health insurance for people whose medical conditions make them otherwise uninsurable;
• giving small businesses tax credits to help them insure employees;
• providing many free tests and screenings in Medicare;
• issuing $250 checks to everybody who fell into the Medicare Part D "doughnut hole" in 2010;
• halving the drug costs of people who fall into the doughnut hole this year — the first step in closing the coverage gap completely;
• setting annual limits on out-of-pocket spending for people enrolled in Medicare Advantage health plans.

Plan for the future: Protect Our Progress

To find out more about how the law impacts you, check out www.HealthCare.gov and its special section on Better Benefits, Better Health.