Though some fine tuning will be taking place, the plan for implementing the Health Care Reform Bill during the first year will (most likely) look something like this:

• Dependent children will be eligible to stay covered under their parent’s plan until their 26^th birthday. The House is still pushing to make this coverage last through their 26^th birthday.
• Insurers can no longer impose exclusions on pre-existing conditions in children. Children are considered exempt from this until their 19^th birthday 
• Lifetime maximums on benefits and annual limits on coverage will be discontinued 
• A “high risk pool” will be created for people who cannot otherwise obtain individual coverage due to pre-existing conditions 
• Seniors will receive a $250 rebate for help them cover the costs of their medication while in the “doughnut hole” (between $2700.00 and $6154.00) 
• The implementation of covered preventative care services requiring no co pays

Though the final outcome is still yet to be known, these are some of the highlights of the plan of action for health care reform in 2010. Though changes will be made, and battles will be fought, we can expect some of these changes to take shape in less than 6 months from now. From then on? No one knows for sure. We do know, however, that every American will be watching and waiting to see what happens next.