First of health care overhaul rules to take effect

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BRIAN WILLIAMS, anchor: One more note on health care reform. It's been six months now since Congress passed the Obama plan, and so major provisions of it go into effect tomorrow.

Among them: Dependents will now be covered under their parents' insurance plans up to age 26, children under age 19 can no longer be denied coverage because of pre-existing medical conditions, and insurers will no longer be allowed to put lifetime limits

First of health care overhaul rules to take effect

Six months after Congress passed the Obama health care reform law, some of its major provisions are set to go into effect. NBC's Brian Williams reports.

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