Second AHCA vote underway: Update - Vote Done; Exemption denied; ACHA passed in the House 217 - 213
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Berniewood Hogan
IT'S BERNIE SANDERS WITH A STEEL CHAIR!
buddy's blowing a gasket
won't be able to afford blood pressure meds under Trumpcare
he'll die of a massive coronary and his epitaph will be giant 
Has this passed in the senate yet?!!?!?
Not even close.It's going to be a long wait.
In the meantime, we get to witness shyt like this.
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The American Health Care Act could once again allow insurers to charge people more with these “preexisting conditions”
- Breast cancer
- Uterine cancer
- Pregnancy or expectant parent
- A Cesarean delivery
- Being a survivor of domestic violence
- Medical treatment for sexual assault
- Mental disorders (severe, e.g., bipolar, eating disorder)
- AIDS/HIV
- Lupus
- Alcohol abuse/drug abuse with recent treatment
- Alzheimer’s/dementia
- Multiple sclerosis
- Arthritis (rheumatoid), fibromyalgia, other inflammatory joint disease
- Muscular dystrophy
- Any cancer within some period of time (e.g., 10 years, often other than basal skin cancer)
- Obesity, severe
- 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 (COPD)/emphysema
- Pending surgery or hospitalization
- Diabetes mellitus
- Pneumocystic pneumonia
- Epilepsy
- Hemophilia
- Sleep apnea
- Hepatitis (hep C)
- Stroke
- Kidney disease, renal failure
- Transsexualism
- Urinary tract infections
- Menstrual irregularities
- Migraine headaches
- Acne
- Allergies
- Anxiety
- Asthma
- Basal cell skin cancer
- Depression
- Ear infections
- Fractures
- High cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Incontinence
- Joint injuries
- Kidney stones
- Overweight
- Restless leg syndrome
- Tonsillitis
- Varicose veins
- Vertigo
Under Trump, heavy periods could once again become a pre-existing condition
The American Health Care Act stipulates that states can allow insurers to charge people with pre-existing conditions more for health insurance (which is banned under the ACA) if the states meet certain conditions, such as setting up high-risk insurance pools. Insurers still cannot deny people coverage outright, as was a common practice before the ACA's passage, but they can hike up premiums to an unaffordable amount, effectively pricing people out of the market.
In fact, premiums could reach as high as $25,700 per year for people in high-risk pools, according to a report from AARP. People who receive insurance through their employer would not be affected, unless they lost their job or moved to the individual insurance market for some other reason.
But what counts as a pre-existing condition? While it depends on the insurer—they have the right to choose what counts as "pre-existing"—these ailments and conditions were universally used to deny people coverage, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit focusing on health care research.
Here are some examples of those other conditions that experts have noted could hike premiums:
Just how expensive are pre-existing conditions? A recent report from the Center for American Progress found that insurers could charge people with metastatic cancer as much as $142,650 more for their coverage, a 3,500% increase.
50 Health Issues That Count as a Pre-existing Condition
In fact, premiums could reach as high as $25,700 per year for people in high-risk pools, according to a report from AARP. People who receive insurance through their employer would not be affected, unless they lost their job or moved to the individual insurance market for some other reason.
But what counts as a pre-existing condition? While it depends on the insurer—they have the right to choose what counts as "pre-existing"—these ailments and conditions were universally used to deny people coverage, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit focusing on health care research.
- AIDS/HIV
- Alcohol or drug abuse with recent treatment
- Alzheimer’s/dementia
- Anorexia
- Arthritis
- Bulimia
- Cancer
- Cerebral palsy
- Congestive heart failure
- Coronary artery/heart disease, bypass surgery
- Crohn’s disease
- Diabetes
- Epilepsy
- Hemophilia
- Hepatitis
- Kidney disease, renal failure
- Lupus
- Mental disorders (including Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Schizophrenia)
- Multiple sclerosis
- Muscular dystrophy
- Obesity
- Organ transplant
- Paraplegia
- Paralysis
- Parkinson’s disease
- Pending surgery or hospitalization
- Pneumocystic pneumonia
- Pregnancy or expectant parent (includes men)
- Sleep apnea
- Stroke
- Transsexualism
Here are some examples of those other conditions that experts have noted could hike premiums:
- Acid Reflux
- Acne
- Asthma
- C-Section
- Celiac Disease
- Heart burn
- High cholesterol
- Hysterectomy
- Kidney Stones
- Knee surgery
- Lyme Disease
- Migraines
- Narcolepsy
- Pacemaker
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Seizures
- "Sexual deviation or disorder"
- Ulcers
Just how expensive are pre-existing conditions? A recent report from the Center for American Progress found that insurers could charge people with metastatic cancer as much as $142,650 more for their coverage, a 3,500% increase.
50 Health Issues That Count as a Pre-existing Condition
Kenny West
Veteran
Trump hitting em with a gay tax
These Trump voters really need to hold his feet to the fire. @Ill , "I will never cut Medicare and will lower all premiums" these were his words, how do you explain it? Does blocking muslims from America and not holding police accountable for bad behavior override the promises he made about healthcare? Are you one of those "the taste of liberal tears mean more than anything" folks? Trying to understand why you folks eat this sh1t up.
ORDER_66
Demon Time coming 2024
Hood Critic
The Power Circle
This is why people are so confused about the ACA. Everything in this dudes thread has nothing to do with Obamacare and everything to do with TX blocking Medicare expansion. So much misinformation going around.
