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How the Affordable Care Act Affects Divorce

By Christian V. Badali
April 02, 2014

On Oct. 1, 2013, Americans without health insurance were for the first time able to buy private insurance by choosing among different levels of plans through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, sometimes referred to as Obamacare. Specifically, beginning Jan. 1, 2014, people with pre-existing health conditions will not be denied coverage as health insurance providers will no longer be permitted to refuse to insure an individual or even to charge insureds with pre-existing conditions higher premiums for health insurance coverage. How do these radical changes to health care law in the United States affect its citizens who are currently going through the divorce process or are recently divorced?

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