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Affordable Care Act provisions codified under Michigan law by Gov. Whitmer as a hedge against repeal
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FILE - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at the SelectUSA Investment Summit, May 4, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md. Key healthcare protections in the Affordable Care Act were codified into Michigan law Thursday, Oct. Oct. 19, 2023, by Whitmer in a proactive move that she said was necessary after recent Supreme Court rulings. - photo by AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Federal law that prohibits insurers from denying healthcare based on preexisting conditions, or kicking dependents off their parent’s coverage until age 26, is now codified separately into Michigan law. Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Thursday that attempts to duplicate the Affordable Care Act, known as “Obamacare,” into state law.