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The Health Care Law

By January 28, 2013Fogle Blog

 In March 2010, President Obama signed into law the Affordable Care Act.

 

The Law Increases Your Access to Affordable Care. Please feel free to pick up the phone and give us a call if you have any questions about this law. Your local Huntersville – Charlotte Fogle Insurance Agent will be more than happy to provide you answers to all your insurance questions.

In many cases, you can get preventive services for free:

  • Depression screening
  • Birth control
  • Tobacco cessation counseling and interventions
  • Cholesterol screening
  • Blood pressure screening
  • Vaccinations such as flu, mumps & measles
  • And more…

Did You Know…

  • The law builds on our private health insurance system.
  • The law gives states significant flexibility in implementing the law. If states can identify their own path to accomplish the same goals, they’re free to take it.
  • The law does not add to the deficit. According to the independent Congressional Budget Office, the law is paid for.
There are new plans in every state for people who have been locked out of the insurance market because of a pre-existing condition like cancer or heart disease.

“When I was diagnosed, they told me I had a 60 percent chance of being cured. That’s pretty good odds, but I was also terribly worried about finances. Now I don’t feel like we can’t afford the treatment.” –Gail O. in New Hampshire

Read the entire article here @ http://www.hhs.gov/iea/acaresources/general.pdf