Health Reform Law Leaves Gap in Children’s Coverage
The recently signed health care reform law (HR 3590) prohibits health insurers from excluding payment for a particular condition for children already covered under their plans. However, the law does not bar health plans from refusing new coverage to children because of a pre-existing condition.
- "Gap in Health Care Law's Protection for Children" (Alonso-Zaldivar, AP/Washington Post, 3/24).