Blog about Insurance

Health insurance lobbyists are pushing lawmakers to eliminate caps on profits and other administrative spending and delay a hefty, industry-wide tax under the massive healthcare reform legislation being finalized in Congress.

Health insurers, which include companies such as Aetna Inc., Humana Inc. and UnitedHealth Group Inc., became ripe targets for reform as President Barack Obama and fellow Democrats slammed everything from premium costs to the denial of care. Read the rest of this entry »

While Congress debates the specifics of a health care bill, Americans wonder what reform will mean for them–and when they can expect it.

The good news is that many changes would be felt immediately or within a few months of the bill’s signing.

If the health care bill becomes law, the following changes would quickly take effect:

* Lifetime limits on coverage would be eliminated six months after the bill is signed into law.

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