americans who are sec and have a preexisting condition. this law moans beginning on january 1st. insurance companies have to cover you and can t use your medical history to charge you more. open enrollment and coverage coming on new year s day. 2014. reaction coming from both sides. how is this acting the president and congressional numbers? the president s approval rating waned. and obama s over all approval rating dropped three percentage points. 46 percent of the americans disapprove of the job that the president is doing. that is similar. america s vow those on the hill. 81 percent of the americans disapprove or the lack there of,
until they turn 26. also a ban on lifetime limits for coverage. and insurance c cannot deny coverage to children based on preexisting conditions. that rule will eventually apply everyone to. in the years ahead, we will see the creation of state insurance exchanges that will let people shop around for insurance plans. dr. there will be a ban on annual coverage limits and requirements that businesses that employ more than 50 workers offer healthcare coverage or pay a fine. then there is that individual mandate it begins in the year 2014. reaction to today s ruling came quickly and as you might imagine, it was sharply divided all along party lines. the highest court in the land has now spoken. we will continue to implement this law. and we will work together to improve on it where we can. shepard: the president says he knows people are going to spend time talking about the politics of this, who won and who lost. that s how these things tend to be viewed here in washington. but that