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The Affordable Care Act: Making a difference for African-Americans
It has been two years since President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, and already, the new law is improving the lives of African-Americans.
Since March 2009, more than 2.4 million African-American seniors with Medicare have received free preventive services such as diabetes screenings. About 410,000 more African- American young adults who would otherwise be uninsured gained coverage due to the law. In addition, 5.5 million African-Americans with private health insurance now have coverage for preventive services without paying an extra penny at their doctor’s office.
And 10.4 million African-Americans with private insurance coverage no longer face lifetime limits thanks to the new health care law, in other words, your insurance company can no longer drop your coverage at a time when you need it most.