It takes place during Prohibition, the period when the United States banned alcohol.

VOA: special.2011.04.25

Maryland said it wanted to be free from this prohibition.

VOA: special.2009.08.16

Under the House bill, the prohibition on denying coverage would begin one year earlier in 2013, with similar prohibitions on higher premiums based on pre-existing conditions or gender.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25