U.S. Makes It Easier to Get Insurance With Pre-Existing Conditions

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What does it matter if people can get insurance if they still can't afford it. People need to stop glamorizing a disastrous health care bill. The bill did not address the out of control costs of premiums or place a cap or even a percentage cap on the premiums. Neither did the Pelosi team even indicate that they ever have any plan of even trying to address that. So there's a bill that requires the insurance company to give people insurance, big whoop-de-doo it doesn't help those who still can't afford it..

I highly doubt that anyone here is glamorizing the bill. The general consensus in this thread is that the health care bill is flawed and does need more work. However, the point of starting this particular thread was to show that despite people's issues with the bill there are provisions in it, as it currently stands, that are indeed beneficial to many people. As I may have stated before, I am an asthmatic and have been one since birth. Insurance companies treat what I have as a "pre-existing condition". The fact that premiums have dropped by as much as 40% in nearly half the states due to the legislation for people with pre-existing conditions is a good thing. And as long as we continue to elect the right people into Congress, we can continue to revise or amend the law so that we can make it more affordable, maybe even establish some kind of single payer system. It may not happen under this deadbeat Congress, but it may happen sometime in the not to distant future.
 

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I am one of those people who have a pre-existing illness, which automatically kicked me out of the system. I live with HIV and that ranks in the top 3 illness that will deny you coverage.
My Story:
I had medical coverage, when I was diagnosed in 1992. I was extremely sick and nearly died. I had to quit work and go on disability. I paid my cobra until my Medicare kicked in which was 2 years later. 10 years later, even though I still had HIV, and had battled many illness during that time. I was declared "healthy" and was removed from disability. I have had NO coverage for the last 9 years. I should go to the Doctor every 3 month for blood work, but each visit would cost me nearly $600.00. I only go twice a year, and that is because it is required if I want to keep my drug assistance. Provided by the Ryan White fund. That alone is over $1000.00 a month......:eek:

I could go on and on about why I am glad to see this part of the "Health Bill" come into play, but I will not. I may or may not be able to afford insurance, but at least I will be the one to decide that, and not someone else.... :smile:
 

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I think that there is provision for subsidies for people who would have a hard time affording the coverage. How good these would be, I don't know.

What does it matter if people can get insurance if they still can't afford it. People need to stop glamorizing a disastrous health care bill. The bill did not address the out of control costs of premiums or place a cap or even a percentage cap on the premiums. Neither did the Pelosi team even indicate that they ever have any plan of even trying to address that. So there's a bill that requires the insurance company to give people insurance, big whoop-de-doo it doesn't help those who still can't afford it..
 

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I am one of those people who have a pre-existing illness, which automatically kicked me out of the system. I live with HIV and that ranks in the top 3 illness that will deny you coverage.
My Story:
I had medical coverage, when I was diagnosed in 1992. I was extremely sick and nearly died. I had to quit work and go on disability. I paid my cobra until my Medicare kicked in which was 2 years later. 10 years later, even though I still had HIV, and had battled many illness during that time. I was declared "healthy" and was removed from disability. I have had NO coverage for the last 9 years. I should go to the Doctor every 3 month for blood work, but each visit would cost me nearly $600.00. I only go twice a year, and that is because it is required if I want to keep my drug assistance. Provided by the Ryan White fund. That alone is over $1000.00 a month......:eek:

I could go on and on about why I am glad to see this part of the "Health Bill" come into play, but I will not. I may or may not be able to afford insurance, but at least I will be the one to decide that, and not someone else.... :smile:

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