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Dawn Josephson, Jacksonville

Dawn is a self-employed professional who has always had to secure her own health insurance. In the past, her health insurance plans always had important benefits excluded because of pre-existing conditions. She was expecting her new policy to include exclusions because her son had eye muscle surgery in the past year to correct a condition called strabismus. She was surprised and elated when she learned that her new policy included no benefit exclusions, even with her son's pre-existing condition.

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Florida's Numbers

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Small businesses who may be eligible for tax credits this year:

290,000

Number of residents who hit the donut hole last year and could be eligible for rebates if they hit the donut hole this year:

271,000

Number of Medicare beneficiaries who will receive free preventive services and other benefits:

3,180,000

Number of people who purchase private insurance and will not have to worry about lifetime limits being placed on coverage:

8,773,000

Number of people who purchase private insurance who are protected from rescissions:

8,773,000

Number of young adults who could have quality affordable coverage through their parents:

86,300

Number of employers that have been approved for the early retiree reinsurance program as of August 31:

Number of early retirees who could benefit from the reinsurance program:

280,000

Number of new enrollees with Medicaid expansion:

951,622

Amount of Federal Spending Support on Medicaid, 2014-2019 (millions of dollars):

20,500