Healthcare reform eliminated lifetime limits on insurance coverage for more than 105 million Americans, the U.S. secretary of health and human services says.
Kathleen Sebelius
Health and Human Services Secretary said before healthcare reform -- the Affordable care Act -- many Americans with serious illnesses such as cancer risked hitting the lifetime limit on the dollar amount their insurance companies would cover for their healthcare benefits.
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