September 23, 2010 
HARTFORD – Residents from around the state gathered at the Capitol today to celebrate the six-month anniversary of the signing of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act by President Obama.
Today marked the start of the roll-out of consumer protections under the law, including the elimination of lifetime caps on insurance coverage, the prohibition of excluding children with pre-existing conditions from coverage and the end of the practice of dropping people from coverage when they become sick.
“Starting today, six major provisions of the Affordable Care Act kick in, including consumer protections that end insurance industry practices designed to prevent people from getting the care they need when they need it,” said John Olsen, president of the AFL-CIO and a member of Health Care for America NOW. “And which will make health care more accessible to everyone.”
Meriden resident Betty Berger told the story of how her son was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease while his family was between insurance coverage.
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