Limited-benefit plans include critical-illness plans, indemnity plans (policies that only pay a pre-determined amount, regardless of total charges), and âhospital cashâ policies. These plans are not regulated by the Affordable Care Act and are not suitable to serve as a personâs only medical coverage.
The 13 original colonies that ratified the Constitution of the United States of America
Ratification was the process by which the 13 states studied, debated, sometimes temporarily rejected and all finally approved the newly drafted Constitution. The approval of nine states was needed to put the new government into operation, but as a practical matter the large states of Virginia and New York were crucial if the new scheme were to have any hope of success.