LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Federal law that prohibits insurers from denying healthcare based on preexisting conditions, or kicking dependents off their parent’s coverage until age 26, is now codified separately into Michigan law.
Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Thursday that attempts to duplicate the Affordable Care Act, known as “Obamacare,” into state law.
Earlier this year, a federal judge struck down the ACA preventive care provision.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimates that 150 million people in private health plans have benefited from the no-cost preventive services.
A number of other states have codified Affordable Care Act provisions into state law.
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