Health-care reform is here to stay—for the foreseeable future. So for the millions of Americans with health insurance at their workplaces, this fall's "open enrollment" period will be one of the most important in years.
Next year will see some of the many significant changes brought on by the Affordable Care Act, including easy-to-read plan summaries and caps on flexible spending accounts. The ability of health insurers to place limits on annual spending is also on its way out, while earlier reforms such as adding adult children to their parents' plans offer new options to consumers.
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