Pre Existing Conditions

What the Affordable Care Act Means for Women

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.30.2012

Marcia G. Yerman

Fifty percent of women put off getting medical care because of economic factors. One third of women pay their medical bills by trimming back on basic needs such as food. Understanding what the ACA offers gives women a window into what will transpire if it is defeated.

An Unenviable Healthcare Choice for Conservatives

Eli Lehrer | Posted 04.03.2012

Eli Lehrer

If Republicans want to have a chance at all in the healthcare debate, they have to figure out a way to provide something that covers preexisting conditions.

Paul Clement Calls for Tax Hike in Supreme Court Arguments Against Obamacare

Ethan Rome | Posted 05.28.2012

Ethan Rome

Paul D. Clement, legal icon of the conservative movement, found himself suggesting a tax hike that violates every fiber in the political body of congressional Republicans as well as the Grover Norquist pledge to never raise taxes in any way or for any reason -- ever.

Arthur Delaney

Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan Reaches Tiny Fraction Of Uninsured

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 02.23.2012

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration trumpeted a near-milestone Thursday for the Affordable Care Act's fledgling program for people with pre-existin...

Jane Smith

Health Care Reform Program That Covers Pre-Existing Conditions Sees Low Enrollment

HuffingtonPost.com | Jane Smith | Posted 12.20.2011

WASHINGTON -- Fewer than 34,000 Americans have signed up for a health care reform program designed to insure the uninsurable until the new law's broad...

Arthur Delaney

Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan To Offer Much Lower Premiums

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 07.31.2011

WASHINGTON -- The government announced Tuesday that it will lower premiums and ease eligibility requirements for its fledgling health insurance progra...

Arthur Delaney

More People Sign Up For Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan, But Enrollment Still Low

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 07.17.2011

WASHINGTON -- Enrollment in the Affordable Care Act's fledgling program for people with pre-existing conditions inched up to 18,313 in March, the Obam...

Arthur Delaney

PCIP: Enrollment In High-Risk Pools Inches Up To 12,000

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

The government's health insurance program for Americans excluded from the private market because of preexisting conditions continued to increase its e...

Study: As Many As Half Of Under-65 Americans Have Preexisting Conditions

Posted 05.25.2011

A government study released today shows that up to 50 percent of Americans under age 65 have some type of pre-existing health condition. The study ...

Dangerous to America's Health: The Effects of Republicans' Push to Repeal Health Reform

Rep. Pete Stark | Posted 05.25.2011

Rep. Pete Stark

The health reform law is making improvements across all sectors of the American health care system, so you may not be aware of the many dangers of repeal. But everyone should be equipped with this information.

Health Overhaul Centerpiece Endures Growing Pains

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 11.17.2011

WASHINGTON — It's a centerpiece of President Barack Obama's health care remake, a lifeline available right now to vulnerable people whose medica...

My Backyard Meeting With President Obama

Dawn Josephson | Posted 05.25.2011

Dawn Josephson

One week after I posted the exciting news that my family's new health insurance cannot exclude my son's pre-existing condition (thanks to the new law), I received a call from the White House.

Happy Birthday Health Reform -- Six Months Old!

Linda Bergthold | Posted 05.25.2011

Linda Bergthold

Today, the Affordable Care Act is six months old. Big deal, you say. What has it done for me? You may be surprised. Here's what you need to know in case a pollster calls, or if you have a loved one who gets sick.

Arthur Delaney

Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan: 1,200 People Approved So Far

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

Just 1,200 people have been approved so far for a new program to provide insurance coverage to people with pre-existing conditions. The program, know...

Petraeus' Vow to Protect Soldiers: A True Commitment or Empty Promise?

Joshua Kors | Posted 05.25.2011

Joshua Kors

Since 2001, over 22,600 soldiers have been pressed into signing such documents, affirming a pre-existing condition, making them ineligible for disability benefits, saving the military billions of dollars.

Democrats Let the Tail Wag the Dog, Fail to Make the Best Case for Reform

Michele Swenson | Posted 05.25.2011

Michele Swenson

Why haven't Democrats advocated the best case for reform, also the simplest to define and legislate, improving and extending Medicare to all?

Health Care Protection For Children: White House Scrambles To Fix Coverage Gap

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is scrambling to fix a potential problem with a much-touted benefit of its new health care law, a gap in c...

President's Fox Interview: Zero Concerns About Core Health Care Reform Provisions

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

Paul Abrams

Bret Baier came to his interview with Obama armed with 18,000 emailed questions from fire-breathing Fox viewers. There were zero concerns about the core elements of health care reform.

Is Health Reform Exhaustion a Pre-Existing Condition?

Linda Bergthold | Posted 05.25.2011

Linda Bergthold

Now that it is nearly certain that health care reform will pass, it's time to figure out what it will mean for all of us. What's really in the legislation for you and when will you get it?

The Tragedy of a Healthcare Crusader, Part One

Jeanine Molloff | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeanine Molloff

Melanie died from breast cancer on January 30th. More specifically, she died most probably from delayed treatment and policy rescission caused by her insurer: Wellpoint.

AP: Health Care Bill May Cut Employer Mandate

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — Businesses would not be required to provide health insurance under legislation being readied for Senate debate, but large firms wou...

The Last Hurrah to Reform Health Care

Miles J. Zaremski | Posted 05.25.2011

Miles J. Zaremski

To use a metaphor from the great American pastime, we are all in the 9th inning, with two outs, and the bases loaded.

Health Insurance Companies Want Severe Penalites For People Who Do Not Buy Coverage

The Associated Press | By ERICA WERNER | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON (AP)-- The health insurance industry doesn't want Congress to let you off easy if you decide to ignore a proposed requirement that all Amer...

10 Reasons Why Democrats Who Opposed the Health Care Bill Made a Political Mistake

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

Robert Creamer

Even ignoring how critical it is to overhaul our broken health care system, most of the 39 Democrats who voted against reform in the House last week still made a political mistake. Here's why.

Insurers Limited Coverage For Acne, Pregnancy, Intention To Adopt

Washington Post | David S. Hilzenrath | Posted 05.25.2011

A proposal to make preexisting health conditions irrelevant in the sale of insurance policies could help not just the seriously ill but also people wh...