Jill Lawrence Senior Politics Daily Correspondent
What's wrong with free preventive care? Eliminating lifetime limits on coverage? To making sure small children with medical problems can get insurance? Why shouldn't the older kids with no insurance stay on the family plan?
Democrats are betting the answer is nearly no one will will object to the new law except ideologues. They're planning to spotlight the new protections in a series of events this week at the White House and on Capitol Hill. It seems like a no-brainer.
These are some of the most appealing and least controversial elements of the Affordable Care Act, signed by President Barack Obama exactly six months ago Thursday. Drawing attention to them is unlikely to reverse Democrats' electoral fortunes.
But who knows how this week of celebration will play? The most far-reaching aspects of health reform don't take effect until 2014.
Already Republicans are saying the new health plan has failed and insurance companies are saying that it's the reason they are proposing big increases in premiums.
Several polls show the public split evenly between approval and disapproval of the overall law.
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http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/09/20/on-6-month-birthday-of-health-law-will-patient-protections-win/
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