NEWS FLASH

ACA Ends Lifetime Limits For 105 Million Americans | At least 105 million Americans have benefited from a provision in the Affordable Care Act that eliminates lifetime limits on health benefits, a report released by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius finds. Although some plans already provided coverage without dollar limits on lifetime benefits, millions of Americans were enrolled in programs that did not. In fact, in 2009, 89 percent of people covered under individually purchased health insurance plans had a lifetime limit on their benefits, while 59 percent of all workers covered by their employer’s health plan had some limit placed on their benefits. The Department of Health and Human Services estimates 39.5 million women and 27.8 million children will benefit from the changes:

– Fatima Najiy