A New Program Helps the Uninsured Get Coverage

En español | Today the Obama administration rolls out the first major benefit of the new health care law—a federal “high-risk pool” intended to provide coverage for people who can’t buy affordable insurance because of preexisting medical conditions. The $5 billion program is a stop-gap measure that will last until 2014, when the law fully kicks in and nobody can be denied coverage on the basis of health. … Back to Article