From 2007 to 2009, the four largest insurers in the individual market denied coverage to about one of every seven applicants on the basis of a preexisting medical condition, according to Jean P. Hall, Ph.D., associate research professor at the University of Kansas, in a new blog post. Hall outlines the provisions of the Affordable Care Act that will bridge the coverage gap for those denied coverage because of a preexisting condition—until a ban on this practice goes into effect in 2014.
