Editorial Touts Bill To Boost Chance for Child-Only Policies
Provisions in the health reform law ban insurers from denying "individual policies to children with pre-existing conditions," but "at least two major insurers -- Anthem Blue Cross and Aetna -- have announced that they won't offer individual policies in California to any children who don't already have coverage," a Los Angeles Times editorial states. The Times writes that a bill (AB 2244), by Assembly member Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles), to adjust rules for California health plans "is a reasonable compromise" to ensure coverage for children.
- "Children Face an Unfortunate Side Effect of Health Reform" (Los Angeles Times, 9/23).