Conditions that can be routinely denied due to being pre-existing:
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

Conditions used to hike premiums to very high levels:
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

High blood pressure, behavioral health disorders, high cholesterol, asthma and chronic lung disease, and osteoarthritis and other joint disorders are the most common types of 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.

https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/healthcare/news/2017/04/20/430858/latest-aca-repeal-plan-explode-premiums-people-pre-existing-conditions/



My question: Why is the Republican party so fucking shitty? I mean seriously, why are they fighting for the right of insurance companies to seriously fuck over families for the exclusive benefit of the 1% They are really really shitty. Why do people keep voting for them?

If you have any of these conditions it sucks to be you now. If you voted for Trump you are going to deserve every bit of it, cuck.

This post was edited by Skinned on May 4 2017 05:22pm

I think it's funny that people think insurance companies are going to magically stop charging as much for insurance because of the repeal .

What is the definition of insurance?

According to the wiki:



So... when you have a legal requirement that all "pre-existing conditions" be covered by insurance, you are no longer hedging against contingent, uncertain loss.

Stop acting surprised when it's pointed out to you that your favorite pet is the reason the system is falling apart.

Correct me if im wrong; a majority of american do not want a free healthcare isnt it ?

they believe in the freedom to die from treatable illnesses

conditions that don't exist yet

Costs are going to go up, up, up. The only way to bring them down is Medicare for all. Reality will be all the proof anyone needs.

Because health care should be a human right, not a business

So costs haven't been going up, up and up in socialized medicine countries? Is that what you're trying to impart?

Not as fast as in the United States with our corporatist Heritage Foundation care.

Also, let's see the numbers you're working off of. Sources please.

This post was edited by inkanddagger on May 4 2017 05:56pm