Health 411: Health insurance law for children is being played out
Friday, May 4, 2012 - 02:30
in Health & Medicine
The federal health law barred anyone younger than 19 from being denied a 'child-only' plan. Citing costs, many stopped selling such policies. States have stepped in.I just applied for an insurance plan for my 10-year-old daughter, but she was denied because she has asthma. I thought the new health reform law required insurance companies to cover kids.
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