ACA deadline nears: What it means to you

The deadline for Affordable Care Act compliance is coming at the end of the year.

That means folks in the health insurance industry expect to be even more busy than usual in the next several months.

By law, any health-insurance plan that does not meet federal Affordable Care Act rules will not be allowed, starting in 2016. Major ACA coverage changes include things such as pediatric dental care, preventive care and contraceptives.

New compliance rules originally were scheduled to go into effect in 2014 after the ACA became law in 2010. In general, the federal…