David Cotterell said:
Pre-existing conditions will once again be a very large factor in determining the cost of your health coverage premiums and, once again, allow Insurers to deny payouts entirely...
Got any of the following in your medical profile?
AIDS/HIV, acid reflux, acne, ADD, addiction, Alzheimer's/dementia, anemia, aneurysm, angioplasty, anorexia, anxiety, arrhythmia, arthritis, asthma, atrial fibrillation, autism, bariatric surgery, basal cell carcinoma, bipolar disorder, blood clot, breast cancer, bulimia, bypass surgery, celiac disease, cerebral aneurysm, cerebral embolism, cerebral palsy, cerebral thrombosis, cervical cancer, colon cancer, colon polyps, congestive heart failure, COPD, Crohn's disease, cystic fibrosis, DMD, depression, diabetes, disabilities, Down syndrome, eating disorder, enlarged prostate, epilepsy, glaucoma, gout, heart disease, heart murmur, heartburn, hemophilia, hepatitis C, herpes, high cholesterol, hypertension, hysterectomy, kidney disease, kidney stones, kidney transplant, leukemia, lung cancer, lupus, lymphoma, mental health issues, migraines, MS, muscular dystrophy, narcolepsy, nasal polyps, obesity, OCD, organ transplant, osteoporosis, pacemaker, panic disorder, paralysis, paraplegia, Parkinson's disease, pregnancy, restless leg syndrome, schizophrenia, seasonal affective disorder, seizures, sickle cell disease, skin cancer, sleep apnea, sleep disorders, stent, stroke, thyroid issues, tooth disease, tuberculosis, ulcers.
Good luck and good health to you!!
Dave
Sounds like you are misinformed.....from the summary of the bill that was passed on the 4th:
Retain private market rules: including requirement to guarantee issue coverage,
prohibition on pre-existing condition exclusions, requirement to extend dependent coverage to age 26.
Full summary can be seen here: http://files.kff.org/attachment/Proposals-to-Replace-the-Affordable-Care-Act-Summary-of-the-American-Health-Care-Act
Of course lets be honest here.... neither the ACA or the AHA can really be called a private insurance policy when the government is allowed to mandate what it does and does not include. There is little doubt that the train is still chugging along towards a single payer system.
Which actually if done right would be fine. ie a government controlled so so system for all practical purposes like the VA system for those who for whatever reason are unable or unwilling to otherwise participate in a private system. Then a top shelf private care insurance system with little or no government interference that has no state lines, is totally market competitive based etc. for those that want and can afford the best.
