Republicans would like us to believe that the abominable “healthcare” bill they passed yesterday in the House of Representatives keeps the Obamacare requirement for insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions. Don’t be fooled. It doesn’t. What it does is turn decision-making over to states, who can simply ask for a waiver and, poof, they can allow insurance companies to deny coverage, or charge higher premiums for people with these conditions–as they did in the dark ages before Obamacare started saving lives and saving families from medical bankruptcy.
That’s shocking. But even more shocking is the list of things that qualify as pre-existing conditions under this bill. Below is an alphabetical list of them, offered by Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]. Note that, by the time you are 40 years old, you’ve probably had at least one of these, Or, you or your child may have been born with one of them, making you or members of your family uninsurable–or insurable at only at the highest of rates–from day one.
AIDS/HIV, acid reflux, acne, ADD, addiction, Alzheimer’s/dementia, anemia, aneurysm, angioplasty, anorexia, anxiety, arrhythmia, arthritis, asthma, atrial fibrillation, autism, bariatric surgery, basal cell carcinoma, bipolar disorder, blood clot, breast cancer, bulimia, bypass surgery, celiac disease, cerebral aneurysm, cerebral embolism, cerebral palsy, cerebral thrombosis, cervical cancer, colon cancer, colon polyps, congestive heart failure, COPD, Crohn’s disease..cystic fibrosis, DMD, depression, diabetes, disabilities, Down syndrome, eating disorder, enlarged prostate, epilepsy, glaucoma, gout, heart disease, heart murmur, heartburn, hemophilia, hepatitis C, herpes, high cholesterol, hypertension, hysterectomy…kidney disease, kidney stones, kidney transplant, leukemia, lung cancer, lupus, lymphoma, mental health issues, migraines, MS..muscular dystrophy, narcolepsy, nasal polyps, obesity, OCD, organ transplant, osteoporosis, pacemaker, panic disorder, paralysis, paraplegia, Parkinson’s disease, pregnancy, restless leg syndrome, schizophrenia, seasonal affective disorder, seizures, sickle cell disease, skin cancer, sleep apnea, sleep disorders, stent, stroke, thyroid issues, tooth disease, tuberculosis, ulcers
