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For those of us in the US, the range of symptoms of Covid infection combined with the very real possibility of having insurance denied because of pre-existing c
by japhyr 6y ago
For those of us in the US, the range of symptoms of Covid infection combined with the very real possibility of having insurance denied because of pre-existing conditions sounds like a really bad combination.
If insurers are allowed to not cover anything related to a pre-existing condition, it seems natural they would screen for Covid antibodies as part of any routine work. Then any condition that's been correlated to Covid infection would be denied.
Universal health care can't come fast enough to the US.
- bequanna 6y agoHuh? Insurers in the US haven’t been able to deny coverage for preexisting conditions for some time.
- deleted 6y ago[deleted]
- jdm2212 6y agoThat's because of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). There's an ongoing SCOTUS case that may lead to Obamacare being struck down in its entirety.
- gvhst 6y agoBecause of the ACA insurance providers cannot deny people based off of pre-existing conditions [0]. There have been several challenges to this point coming from the right centering around how the individual mandate may make the entire law unsonstitutional [1]. But as far as I know this hasn't been decided yet in the court system. [0] - https://www.hhs.gov/answers/affordable-care-act/can-i-get-coverage-if-i-have-a-pre-existing-condition/index.html https://www.hhs.gov/answers/affordable-care-act/can-i-get-co... [1] - https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/01/08/794080996/stakes-high-for-democrats-and-republicans-in-bid-to-rush-aca-to-supreme-court https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/01/08/7940809...
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- nutjob2 6y agoThe SCOTUS is about to hear a case brought by the administration and some states to strike down the ACA in its entirety, which would also remove that provision, so the parent has a point.
- timmytokyo 6y agoMillions of people with long-term chronic lung problems will lead to a variant of Medicare-for-all pretty damn fast, especially if the Supreme Court strikes down the ACA.
- kayodelycaon 6y agoThe pre-existing condition thing is no longer legal. https://www.hhs.gov/answers/affordable-care-act/can-i-get-coverage-if-i-have-a-pre-existing-condition/index.html https://www.hhs.gov/answers/affordable-care-act/can-i-get-co...
- jdm2212 6y agoThere's an ongoing SCOTUS case about this, so it's quite possible that it will soon be legal again.