Dr. Biden Meets with LGBT Americans Benefiting from the Affordable Care Act Gautam Raghavan
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An important deadline is coming up for all Americans, including the LGBT community:
The Affordable Care Act has the potential to improve the health and well-being of the LGBT community for generations to come. (Here's how.) Many LGBT individuals across the country have signed up for coverage -- and they're already seeing the benefits.
Earlier today, Dr.
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Dr. Biden heard from a gay man who lost his job in 2010, the same year he was diagnosed with HIV. Because of his pre-existing conditions, he went four years without health insurance -- until he signed up for a plan through the federal Marketplace. At the meeting, he told Dr. Biden that the Affordable Care Act saved his life.
She also heard from a same-sex married couple from
And she heard from a 21-year-old lesbian student from
Stories like these highlight why the Affordable Care Act will make such a difference for LGBT people: because pre-existing conditions are not a barrier to coverage, because LGBT individuals can't be denied coverage or charged a higher rate because of who they are, and because it is affordable.
To learn more, visit HealthCare.gov, or call the 24/7 call center, available in over 150 languages, at 1-800-318-2596 by
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