Impeding changes to our Health Care system

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Insurance Regulations

House

Insurers would no longer be able to deny coverage or charge higher premiums based on pre-existing conditions or gender.

Premiums could vary by age, but premiums for the oldest customers could not cost more than twice premiums for the youngest.Not a cost control

Children would be able to stay on their parents' insurance until age 27, beginning in 2010.

The bill would end the antitrust exemption for the health insurance industry.

Senate

Insurers would no longer be able to deny coverage or charge higher premiums based on pre-existing conditions or gender. For children, this new regulation would go into effect immediately. For adults, it would go into effect with the rest of the legislation in 2014.

Premiums could vary by age, but premiums for the oldest customers could not cost more than three times premiums for the youngest.Not a cost control

Children would be able to stay on their parents' insurance until age 26, beginning in 2010.

Insurers would be required to spend at least 80 cents of every dollar received in premiums on providing health care.

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