Provisions of health care law go into effect today

Health insurance reform signatures (Image via Wikipedia)

Today marks the six-month anniversary of the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Among the provisions taking effect:

• No pre-existing condition exclusions for children under age 19.
• No arbitrary rescissions of insurance coverage.
• No lifetime limits on coverage.
• Restricted annual dollar limits on coverage.
• Children under 26 will be allowed to stay on their parent’s family policy.

A summary of the key reforms, issued by The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis, can be found here (pdf).