The wavelength is the distance from crest to crest, trough to trough, or from a point on one wave cycle to the corresponding point on the next adjacent wave cycle. Next Section: Frequency and Period of a Wave
September 23, 2010: President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law six months ago today, on March 23, 2010. On this anniversary, a number of insurance regulation reforms mandated by the ACA go into effect. Among the new rules are the following: 1  Dependent coverage eligibility for young adults is extended up to age 26. 2  Lifetime dollar limits on coverage are eliminated.
HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1996, and became effective July 1, 1997.This act is a grouping of regulations that work to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in health care delivery and health insurance.re-existing conditions may not be imposed if group coverage was effective for 12 months and not longer than 63 days elapsed between coverage. If such coverage was for less than 12 months, than pre-existing conditions may be imposed for only that portion of the 12 months that were not covered.