Next Thursday (9/23/10) the following will change -- health care

[underpants]

Prohibits lifetime and annual benefit spending limits (plan years beginning 9/23/10) "MAX CAPS"
Prohibits non‐group plans from canceling coverage (rescissions) (plan years beginning 9/23/10)
Requires plans to cover, at no charge, most preventive care (plan years beginning 9/23/10)
Allows dependents to stay on parents’ policies through age 26 (plan years beginning 9/23/10)
Provides limited protections to children with pre‐existing conditions (plan years beginning 9/23/10)


http://www.ohiofreepress.com/general/2010/timeline-major-provisions-democrats%E2%80%99-health-care-package/

[Inuca]

1. What does

"plan years beginning 9/23/10" exactly means?

[underpants]

2. A policy that's effective date is 9/23/10 - I think that renewals after 9/23 are effected too

I heard that on NPR

[Inuca]

3. Thanks! n/t