Health care coverage expanded in Tennessee

Uninsured Tennesseans with pre-existing medical conditions have another choice for obtaining health care coverage.
The new high-risk pool provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act took effect July 1.
The Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is a new choice of quality coverage for Tennesseans who have been without health coverage for at least six months and who have been denied coverage because of pre-existing health conditions.
It is a new option and not a replacement for the state’s existing high-risk pool called Access TN.
Details are at www.healthcare.gov.