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With all the commotion in Washington D.C. revolving around the Supreme Court’s landmark decision to uphold President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare), the question we must ask is, what happens now?

STORY: Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act

The Affordable Care Act became law in 2010, and while many of the provisions are already in effect, other parts of the legislation will roll out over the next few years, from now until 2014.

STORY: A Victory For The People! Barack Speaks On Supreme Court’s Health Care Decision

In those provisions is where your life, when it comes to your health, will improve. Sifting through the complex ruling and the law itself, we break down the key components that will benefit every American and what prohibitions insurance companies can’t place on their customers.

President Obama said it best upon hearing the court’s ruling:

“It should be pretty clear right now that I didn’t do this because of politics. I did this because it was good for the country….I didn’t do this because it was good politics… I did it because I believed it was good for the American people.”

Find out just how good this is for the American people on the following pages.

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Because of the Affordable Care Act, young adults under the age of 26 are able to stay on their parents’ health care plans.

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For most of the 50 million Americans who are uninsured, the ruling offers the promise of guaranteed coverage at affordable prices.

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Low-income childless adults are covered for the first time. They will be eligible for subsidies to help pay premiums starting in 2014, along with low-income families. 

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In 2014, insurance companies will not be able to deny coverage for medical treatment, nor can they charge more to people with health problems.

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When it comes to your employer, coverage will be available, including people who get laid off, or those who leave a corporate job to launch their own small business.

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Seniors also benefit from the law through better Medicare coverage for those with high prescription costs, and no copayments for preventive care.

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Millions of Americans will get a rebate check, since their insurance companies spent too much of their premium on administrative costs and/or CEO bonuses.

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Insurance companies can’t deny coverage based on pre-existing conditions or gender anymore. And premiums can only vary by age, place of residence, family size and tobacco use, but only to a limited extent.