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I don't understand how people can say this when the pre-existing condition insurance nightmares occurred before regulation stepped in to stop it. For reference
by fzeroracer 5y ago
I don't understand how people can say this when the pre-existing condition insurance nightmares occurred before regulation stepped in to stop it.
For reference: My parents went bankrupt back in 2003 because my mother had a stroke and insurance denied her claims because they called it a pre-existing condition. I think people that claim consumer protection is vastly overrated have never found themselves in a situation where they get fucked over by under-regulated corporations.
- jleyank 5y agoBeing pregnant was a pre-existing condition before ACA, forcing people to carry COBRA for the length of the pregnancy and some more time to allow for complications. Or, you could not switch work until the child was 3-6months old.
- anamax 5y agoI'm having trouble seeing why encouraging women to maintain health insurance throughout pregnancy is a bad thing. Same with chronic problems.
- jleyank 5y agoMaintaining health insurance is fine. Maintaining the original one from the former employer is expensive. The ACA requires the new work-provided insurance to accept the pregnancy. Avoids carrying two insurances.
- anamax 5y agoThe "if you were covered, it's not a pre-existing condition" rule when switching providers was the law in various states, including CA, before ACA. Did those states see the predicted effects?