Newsweek article of how different people will get affected by the bill:
http://photo.newsweek.com/2010/3/hea...rm.slide1.html
I am happy about this part:
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Twenty-somethings account for a third of the uninsured population, but that will change soon. When new rules kick in in about six months, insurance companies will be required to extend coverage to all dependants below the age of 26 (typically now, insurance lapses after high school). Young adults who can't rely on a parent's plan will have to find their own insurance—or face a fine of $95, jumping to $325 in 2015 and $695 in 2016. Those who can't find affordable coverage—less than 8 percent of their income—will be exempt. It's not expected that too many will have to pay up. In Massachusetts, the only state where individuals are required to buy insurance, less than 1 percent of citizens pay a similar fine.
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This may positively affect me in six months and almost all my jobless friends right now...