New Health Reform Regulations

President Obama met with insurance officials yesterday (including the illustrious Kevin Lembo, Connecticut's state Healthcare Advocate). He warned insurers not to use the new law as an excuse for increasing premiums, and he issued new regulations banning lifetime caps on benefits, restricting annual caps on benefits, banning rescission (cancellations of policies except in cases of fraud), and eliminating pre-existing condition exclusions for kids under age 19. More info here. Once we've had a chance to review the regulations, we'll provide our detailed comments for your review. Jennifer