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Reader Stories: How Will Health Reform Affect You?

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Updated April 14, 2010

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Virtually all Americans will be affected in some way with the enactment of the health reform law (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) that President Obama signed into law on March 23, 2010. How do you think the new law will make a difference to you personally?

Increasing Premiums

I wish I knew. I have been faithfully paying for an individual policy for a long time. I heard that later this year new policies will have to cover preventative services, for those who have been unin…More

Medicare Coverage Gap Savings

Since I'm on Medicare, the most important benefit of the new law will be to close the donut hole. This year I will get a rebate check for $250 to help pay for my meds. Over the next several years the…More

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