Thursday, March 22, 2012
How is the Affordable Care Act helping children?
Children are a particularly vulnerable population, and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) law will help give them access to quality health care for their entire lives. Six months after the law was enacted, 122,000 New Mexican children had access to health care because insurers could no longer deny them coverage based on a pre-existing condition, such as cancer and diabetes. Additionally, 21,000 young New Mexicans became eligible to remain on their parents insurance plans until their 26th birthday, allowing these young people to focus on things like going to college or getting a job instead of whether or not they will get sick.
New Mexico's children are also benefitting from the following:
There are more changes being implemented between now and when the ACA is fully implemented in 2014. Please look at our timeline to get a more comprehensive view of changes, and keep checking my website.
“ Children are a particularly vulnerable population, and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) law will help give them access to quality health care for their entire lives. ”