Health insurers drop coverage for children ahead of new rules

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The Hill:

Health insurers drop coverage for children ahead of new rules
By Julian Pecquet - 09/20/10 05:00 PM ET

Health plans in at least four states have announced they're dropping children's coverage just days ahead of new rules created by the healthcare reform law, according to the liberal grassroots group Health Care for America Now (HCAN).

The new healthcare law forbids insurers from turning down children with pre-existing conditions starting Thursday, one of several reforms Democrats are eager to highlight this week as they try to build support for the law ahead of the mid-term elections. But news of insurers dropping their plans as a result of the new law has thrown a damper on that strategy and prompted fierce push-back from the administration's allies at HCAN.

The announcement could lead to higher costs for some parents who are buying separate coverage for themselves and their children at lower cost than the family coverage that's available to them.

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This will even become a bigger problem if the universities stop offering health insurance to their students at a group rate. This all seems to be going according to Obama's plan of having everyone dependent on the government for their health care.