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panader0

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16. Pre-existing conditions in the AHCA: (from businessinsider)
Wed May 24, 2017, 04:57 PM
May 2017

These preexisting conditions include:

AIDS/HIV, lupus, alcohol abuse/drug abuse with recent treatment, severe mental disorders such as bipolar disorder or an eating disorder, Alzheimer's/dementia, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia and other inflammatory joint disease, muscular dystrophy, cancer, severe obesity, cerebral palsy, organ transplant, congestive heart failure, paraplegia, coronary artery/heart disease, bypass surgery, paralysis, Crohn's disease/ulcerative colitis, Parkinson's disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/emphysema, pending surgery or hospitalization, diabetes mellitus, pneumocystis pneumonia, epilepsy, pregnancy or expectant parent, hemophilia, sleep apnea, hepatitis C, stroke, kidney disease, renal failure, transsexualism.

Other conditions that could make it harder to purchase a health insurance plan, according to KFF:

Acne, allergies, anxiety, asthma, basal cell skin cancer (a type of skin cancer that doesn't tend to spread), depression, ear infections, fractures, high cholesterol, hypertension, incontinence, joint injuries, kidney stones, menstrual irregularities, migraine headaches, being overweight, restless leg syndrome, tonsillitis, urinary tract infections, varicose veins, and vertigo.

but does that include the number of underinsured now that the bill allows junk insurance to be sold? crazylikafox May 2017 #1
yes, people buying junk insurance don't count as being insured nt geek tragedy May 2017 #3
That's pretty shocking C_U_L8R May 2017 #2
it will almost double the number of uninsured nt geek tragedy May 2017 #7
NOT SAVED. Held in escrow until the TAX "REFORM" BILL. WinkyDink May 2017 #4
Bingo. dalton99a May 2017 #6
neither will happen, but theoretically you're correct nt geek tragedy May 2017 #8
I'm good with that! WinkyDink May 2017 #23
+1 uponit7771 May 2017 #11
Crap. The Repubs will only need 50 votes in the Senate. underpants May 2017 #5
Well, the ACA was good while it lasted. Else You Are Mad May 2017 #9
the house bill will not become law nt geek tragedy May 2017 #10
I don't know. Else You Are Mad May 2017 #15
tough road in the Senate, just ask El Tortuga geek tragedy May 2017 #17
Yes, He's destroying all the progress we've made. emulatorloo May 2017 #13
republican Comrade Casino* guaranteed that everyone would be covered. Achilleaze May 2017 #12
"saved "????? DK504 May 2017 #14
Pre-existing conditions in the AHCA: (from businessinsider) panader0 May 2017 #16
That covers... Else You Are Mad May 2017 #19
Don't get sick, don't get injured. Only the rich will be allowed to live dalton99a May 2017 #18
Big savins and a million more insured. See how I can make lemonade out of mulsh May 2017 #20
There is still a HUGE problem with BOTH current & proposd plans. People who work for a co. napi21 May 2017 #21
I think the money they pull out of the medical sector will drive a recession Johonny May 2017 #22
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