HHS Secretary Lists Reform Provisions About to Go Into Effect

A letter to congressional leaders from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius lists the first provisions of the health reform law that will be carried out soon, according to a report by AHA News Now.

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The provisions include:

  • Setting up high-risk insurance pools;
  • A ban on rescinding coverage from policyholders when they become sick;
  • Allowing young adults to stay on their parents’ insurance until age 26; and
  • Providing $250 checks to Medicare beneficiaries who have reached the “doughnut hole” in prescription drug coverage.

“The letter is part of an administration campaign to convey the impression that the debate is over and the healthcare train is leaving the station,” Politico reported.

Read AHA News Now’s report on health reform.  

Read Secretary Sibelius’ letter.

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