Health Care Provisions: Health Insurance System

Private Health Insurance Dept: Robert Keats, author of The Border Guide, says the change will be a huge advantage for Canadians. As a specialist in cross-border financial planning, he has spent 30 years helping Canadians work around the gaps in the U.S. health insurance system, according to Globe And Mail. To qualify for the new insurance program , Canadians must be able to prove they’ve been turned down for health coverage in the U.S. and must be a citizen or national of the United States or lawfully present there. They must also have been without U.S. health insurance for at least six months and on March 23, the U.S. President signed into law the Affordable Care Act, creating a new program, the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan , which made coverage available to those turned down by private health insurance companies because of an existing medical condition. The changes came into effect on July 1. “One of the biggest deterrents for Canadians going south is getting medical coverage that’s reasonably priced,” Mr. Keats said. “Now, with the new health care provisions in the U.S. effective July 1st this year, any Canadian who gets a proper visa to live in the U.S. can get health insurance, regardless of previous conditions. That’s an enormous leap because most people, when they get into their 60s, they’ve got some kind of pre-existing condition.” Book Excerpt: Read an excerpt from The Border Guide: A Guide to Living, Working and Investing Across the Border , by Robert Keats. As reported in the news.
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