,,Health Reform: Help for Illinoisans with Pre-Existing Conditions

Health Reform: Help for Illinoisans with Pre-Existing Conditions


 

Publication Date: May 2010

Publisher: Families USA

Author(s): Kathleen Stoll; Kim Bailey; Christine Sebastian

Research Area: Health

Keywords: health reform; pre-existing condition

Type: Report

Coverage: Illinois

Abstract:

This report discusses how, under health reform, no one will be denied coverage, charged a higher premium, or sold a policy that excludes coverage of essential benefits because of pre-existing conditions. The report presents the number of Illinoisans with diagnosed pre-existing conditions who, absent reform, would be at risk of being denied coverage in the individual insurance market. It breaks down this number by age, income, and race.