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Loophole in High-Risk Pools Exposed

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 - 18:06
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012 - 16:44
When the Obama Administration unveiled the 2010 health reform law, one of the first provisions to go unto law was the rollback of lifetime insurance coverage limits. However, the application of these limits on those most prone to approach multi-million dollar limits are individuals with pre-existing conditions. To solve the problem, the law immediately created a high-risk pool, where these individuals could buy insurance without regard to their medical issues.