4c4da195_Comparison_Summary__National_Health_Care_Reform
[Issue] Prohibition against unwarranted rescissions [Current Illinois Law] Current Illinois law allows health insurance companies to rescind an individual or family policy for virtually any “material” reason within the first 2 years. By pure volume, Illinois has far more rescissions than any state in the United States and, per capita, is second only to New Mexico. One teenager’s dependent coverage was rescinded due to failure to disclose that she had a “congenital deformity”: braces. [National Health Care Reform] 
2010 Health insurance companies will be prohibited from rescinding policies except for instances of fraud or material misrepresentation.
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