under the law insurers can no longer deny coverage to anyone because of a pre-existing health condition or charge you more for coverage because of the state of your health so your pre-existing health condition should no longer come into play. however that doesn't mean insurance will be inexpensive. many people (those earning less than about $46 000 per year or families of four making about $94 000) will qualify for financial help to pay for health coverage. check out webmd's cost calculator to get a sense of how much insurance is likely to cost you.
if because of a pre-existing condition available insurance is out of my financial reach what do i do?