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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.
Employers should formulate and commence their action plans now by taking the six steps described below. 1  Recognize that many of the ACAâs requirements become effective on Jan. 1, 2014. Many of the ACAâs provisions are effective on Jan. 1 or, for fiscal year plans, the first day of the plan year following Jan. 1. For example, lifetime and annual benefit limitations and plan provisions providing for exclusion of coverage for pre-existing conditions are not permitted after Jan. 1, 2014.