What You Can Expect This Year From The Health Law

Even as the Supreme Court prepares to hear the historic lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act, consumers are already seeing some changes. Jackie Judd talks with KHN’s “Insuring Your Health” columnist Michelle Andrews about insurance rebates, flexible spending accounts, preventive care (including contraceptives) and easy-to-read insurance labels.

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<h1>What You Can Expect This Year From The Health Law</h1>
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			March 16, 2012		</time>
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<p>Even as the Supreme Court prepares to hear the historic lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act, consumers are already seeing some changes. Jackie Judd talks with KHN’s “Insuring Your Health” columnist Michelle Andrews about insurance rebates, flexible spending accounts, preventive care (including contraceptives) and easy-to-read insurance labels.</p><ul><li>Related Story: <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/Features/Insuring-Your-Health/2012/Health-Law-Anniversary-Michelle-Andrews-031312.aspx">Premium Rebates, Coverage Labels, Reduced Medicare Drug Costs Highlight 2012 Health Law Changes</a></li><p /><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/Features/Insuring-Your-Health/index.aspx">More From “Insuring Your Health”    </a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/andrews-on-what-you-can-expect-this-year-from-the-health-law/?share=x">X</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/andrews-on-what-you-can-expect-this-year-from-the-health-law/?share=facebook">Facebook</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/andrews-on-what-you-can-expect-this-year-from-the-health-law/?share=linkedin">LinkedIn</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20What%20You%20Can%20Expect%20This%20Year%20From%20The%20Health%20Law&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2Fnews%2Fandrews-on-what-you-can-expect-this-year-from-the-health-law%2F&share=email">Email</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/andrews-on-what-you-can-expect-this-year-from-the-health-law/#print">Print</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/andrews-on-what-you-can-expect-this-year-from-the-health-law/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/andrews-on-what-you-can-expect-this-year-from-the-health-law/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=10790&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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