Health care reform changes kick in next month -- we tell you what to expect

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Individuals and businesses will start to see changes in health coverage in coming months as a result of the health care reform law enacted earlier this year.

Starting this month, new purchase options exist for people who have gone without insurance because of pre-existing conditions, and in September coverage will expand for young adults.

Also in September, people on new employer-sponsored health plans won't have to pay out of pocket expenses for preventive services, such as cancer or diabetes screenings. A corresponding provision for individual plans starts Jan. 1.

Many people who are insured through their employers won't see many changes at all because of a provision in the law that allowed existing plans to be "grandfathered." What they will see are limits on how much their co-pays, deductibles and premiums can be increased, or the plans risk losing grandfather status.

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