By Laura Waddell
On March 23, the Affordable Care Act turns 16 years old. For millions of Americans, and hundreds of thousands of people here in New Jersey, that anniversary represents something worth celebrating: the right to affordable health coverage and basic consumer protections that were once out of reach.
Before the law passed in 2010, too many families lived one illness away from financial ruin. Insurance companies could deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, drop patients when they got sick, or charge unaffordable premiums simply because of their health history. The Affordable Care Act changed that reality.
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