Consumer Group Hails Historic New Patient’s Bill of Rights

The U.S. Public Interest Research Group (US PIRG) issued the following news release on Patient’s Bill of Rights.

Going through the new rules, they look like  a major advance for health insurance consumers. They will curb some of the worst insurance industry practices that are denying consumers the control they need over their own health care choices

The rules will apply the following protections to all new plans and many existing plans, effective September 23rd of this year:

- The right to coverage that covers your children, even if they have a pre-existing health condition. The right to coverage that cannot be dropped when an unexpected condition or accident makes your care expensive. Read more of this post