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We will get senate reaction on that, and tell you exactly what this new contract with america is. thats coming up in a moment. but first, this is the story that has me fired up tonight. just hours from now, think of all of the dhab weve had, america is going to change for the better. and of course, the republicans. they want to stop it. its parts of their pledge. tomorrow, the presidents landmark health care reform starts to kick in. president obama highlighted some of the new benefits at a ba...

Conditions for children. children who have pre-existing conditions are going to be covered. number three, were going to make sure that if young people dont have health insurance through their employer that they can stay on their parents health insurance up to the age of 26. youre going to be able to make sure that the insurance company doesnt drop you because of an innocent mistake on your insurance form. all these things are designed not to have government more involved in health care, theyre d...

This on capitol hill amongst gop lawmakers. we will get senate reaction on that, and tell you exactly what this new contract with america is. thats coming up in a moment. but first, this is the story that has me fired up tonight. just hours from now, think of all of the dhab weve had, america is going to change for the better. and of course, the republicans. they want to stop it. its parts of their pledge. tomorrow, the presidents landmark health care reform starts to kick in. president obama ...

Effect until 2014 but health insurers have to cover children with a pre-existing condition. insurers cannot rescind your condition. as you know and a lot of you have experienced this, your honor fortunately there are insurers who try to take back your coverage when you get sick or go back to your original application and find a random error as an excuse to drop you. no longer allowed to do that. no lifetime limits. they cannot put a limit on expenses like hospital stays. preventive care, this is...

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Number three, were going to make sure that if young people dont have health insurance through their employer that they can stay on their parents health insurance up to the age of 26. youre going to be able to make sure that the insurance company doesnt drop you because of an innocent mistake on your insurance form. all these things are designed not to have government more involved in health care, theyre designed to make sure that you have basic protections in your interactions with your insuranc...

President obama traveled to falls church, virginia, to speak at one of these private home backyard events that hes been doing lately to connect with a relatively small audience. this one in virginia today, specifically zeroed in on what is happening roughly three hours from right now. which is that a big wave of changes is rolling into effect as a result of health reform being signed into law. those changes take effect at midnight. >> part of the affordable care act that we can implement right n...

Covered. number three, were going to make sure that if young people dont have health insurance through their employer that they can stay on their parents health insurance up to the age of 26. youre going to be able to make sure that the insurance company doesnt drop you because of an innocent mistake on your insurance form. all these things are designed not to have government more involved in health care, theyre designed to make sure that you have basic protections in your interactions with your...

The insurance they have. were eliminating lifetime limits. there is a bunch of fine print on insurance forms have sometimes ended up creating real problems for people. your insurance company decides to drop you right when you get sick, just when you need it most. those kind of practices are over now. and the final aspect of health reform thats important is that by changing the incentives for how doctors get paid under medicare, under medicaid, were actually encouraging doctors to become more eff...

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