Reply #70: You are also assigning motives to someones statements that arent clear,

[Egnever]

No where in his quote of his friend does his friend say he is ok with his suffering.
I am sure that wont stop you from your hyperbole though.
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"Why are exclusions for 'pre-existing' conditions 'onerous'? Do you think it's ok to force businesses to accept clients that are almost certain to cost them money? Maybe it's acceptable to you because the additional cost of your care (or ...someone elses) will be subsidized by everyone else's higher premiums.

"Other businesses charge higher prices for customers that will affect their bottom line. For example, bad drivers pay more for car insurance because of their increased risk of accidents, etc.

"Health care is no different. It's a business. Health care is not a right - it's a product that can be purchased by the consumer."

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His friend is absolutely right on a technical sense without the mandate the end to pre existing conditions would destroy the health insurance industry. There have to be mandates to cover the costs of the people that need the care.

Again no where does his friend say he is ok with his friend suffering. At least not in the quotes the OP chose to provide.