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@ISIDEWITHQuestionsHealthcare8yrs ago

Should health insurers be allowed to deny coverage to individuals who have a pre-existing condition?

In February 2017, Congressional Republicans issued a proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The proposed plan would use tax credits to finance individual insurance purchases and cut federal payments to states which have been used to expand Medicaid. Conservatives who oppose the ACA argue that the plan did not go far enough in removing the government’s role in health insurance. They demanded that the new plan should remove the ACA requirement that health insurers could not discriminate against individuals with pre-existing conditions. Under the ACA health insurers cannot deny cove…  

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 @8ZY2RKD from New York  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, insuring people with pre-existing conditions drives up costs for everyone,But I do agree to give coverage to those who truly need it

 @8ZY2RKD from New York  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, insuring people with pre-existing conditions drives up costs for everyone,But I do agree to give coverage to those who truly need it

 @8ZY2RKD from New York  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, insuring people with pre-existing conditions drives up costs for everyone,But I do agree to give coverage to those who truly need it .And that it’s immoral if you don’t give help at all.And it should be very illegal to not help someone who has their life in a critical line or a life or death situation.Which goes against my religious values making it very immoral as well.

 @4VXDGTFanswered…4yrs4Y

No, but they should be allowed to offer it at a higher cost.

 @4ZCS659answered…5yrs5Y

Difference between someone who get insurance after finding out they have cancer and someone born with a chronic health issue.

 @8R2RMP3 from New York  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but only private health insurers should be allowed to do so.

 @658YHVJ from Pennsylvania  answered…4yrs4Y

Folks with pre-existing conditions should pay more

 @77QDMZN from Texas  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes but the conditions need to be reasonable ie cancer, smoking, hard drug use etc. However, promote health insurers to establish more expensive coverage for those with such pre-existing conditions.

 @8G68CSZ from Florida  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, but they should be required to add a buy up to include pre-existing conditions

 @8ZY2RKD from New York  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, insuring people with pre-existing conditions drives up costs for everyone,But I do agree to give coverage to those who truly need it .And that it’s immoral if you don’t give help at all

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