With the Obama administration’s proposed changes to healthcare, individuals with chronic or pre-existing conditions, or “high-risk patients,” will be able to find coverage by joining insurance pools of other high-risk patients. The policies are designed to keep deductibles and co-pays low, and to bring premiums to the standard rates for healthy adults in the area. To see if you’re eligible and learn how to take advantage of these new measures, read Walecia Konrad’s article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/26/health/policy/26patient.html?ref=health