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Can insurance plans still limit coverage for a pre-existing condition or is that now illegal?

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Eventually: Currently the coverage depends upon the policies in place at each job. Some policies deny coverage altogether for pre-existing conditions; others have a waiting period. When the federal aca act is fully in force in 2014 this will no longer be allowed and coverage is mandatory.

Answered 7/8/2012

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