Trump team wants health plans that reject you for pre-existing conditions

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By Eric Boehlert - October 23, 20181 Comment942

The Trump administration is inviting states to attack health care protections for pre-existing conditions just two weeks before midterms.

Republicans are forging ahead with their crusade to sabotage key consumer protections covered by Obamacare, and they’re doing it just two weeks before the midterm elections.

“The Trump administration announced a new policy on Monday making it easier for states to circumvent coverage requirements and consumer protections in the Affordable Care Act,” the New York Times reports.

In other words, the administration is adjusting rules to allow health care plans that don’t have to cover pre-existing conditions and don’t offer other essential coverage, such as prenatal care.

Under the Affordable Care Act, insurance companies are not allowed to deny coverage to consumers because of a person’s medical history, nor are they allowed to charge people with a pre-existing condition more.

It’s one of the most popular features of Obamacare, with 3 in 4 Americans supporting them, according to a poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

https://shareblue.com/trump-administration-health-care-rules-pre-existing-conditions/


This asshole...................

[Ohiogal]

1. So what are you supposed to do

if you have a pre-existing condition?

[applegrove]

2. There is too much noise. The information will not get to many. Call

your US family and friends and neighbours and tell them this if you can.