Preexisting Condition

Administration Halts Program That Helped Sick People Find Health Care

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeffrey Young | Posted 04.27.2012

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Health insurance agents and brokers will no longer be getting paid to tell sick people about a government-backed health insurance plan that can't turn...

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"Pre-existing" Is Not as Scary a Term as It Used to Be, Thanks to ObamaCare

Wendell Potter | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance, Preexisting Condition, Obamacare, healthcare.gov, Politics News

ObamaCare already is forcing insurers to change their business practices. Insurance firms no longer can refuse to cover children with pre-existing conditions. In 2014, the law will also apply to adults.

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New Healthcare Rules Could Unlock Entrepreneurship

John Arensmeyer | Posted 08.02.2011

Read More: Small Business, Preexisting Condition, Health Insurance Premiums, Self-Employed, Healthcare Reform, Small Business America, Startups, Entrepreneurs, Health Insurance, Entrepreneurship, Business News

America prides itself on being the land of entrepreneurialism, yet the act of denying people health coverage for a preexisting condition discourages that tradition.

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Poverty Is A Pre-Existing Condition: Why The Affordable Care Act Matters

Preeti Vissa | Posted 05.25.2011

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Without adequate health insurance, medical expenses can quickly devastate one's finances.

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One Year Later: Health Care Reform a Law Worth Keeping

Wendell Potter | Posted 05.25.2011

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The heated rhetoric we've been exposed to since the health care reform debate began has obscured the harsh realities of a system that failed to meet the needs of millions of Americans. Last year's reform law is a start to fixing that.

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Death Panels: Fact and Fiction

Wendell Potter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yes, death panels do exist. They exist inside the big health insurance corporations that every day make decisions on whether or not people enrolled in their health benefit plans will get the care their doctors believe might save their lives.

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A Christian Objection To The Health Insurance Industry

Rose Marie Berger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Richard Ascough, Donna Smith, United Healthcare, Jesus, Health Care, Insurance Companies, Preexisting Condition, Public Option, Health Insurance, Unitedhealthcare, Healthcare, Religion News

What the system said was just not possible to heal, Jesus showed was very possible. It wasn't that the system didn't have the ability or finances; it was that the system didn't care.

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Weekly Pulse: White House Takes Offensive Against Health Care Repeal

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger This week, House Republicans will hold a vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The bill is expecte...

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

Posted 05.25.2011

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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 ...

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Hey, Republicans - it's not nice to scare Grandma for no good reason

Mark Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Medicare, Medicare Part D, Medicare Advantage, Preventive Care, Doughnut Hole, Doughnut-Hole, Wellness, Preexisting Condition, Preexisting Conditions, High-Risk-Pools, High Risk Pools, Business News

I'm trying to remember when it was that Republicans became such big champions of Medicare. Certainly not in 1965, when the GOP joined the American Medical Association in fighting enactment of the program.

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Healthcare Reform Strengthens Middle Class

Rep. Sandy Levin | Posted 05.25.2011

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We need for America to get back to basics and focus on the middle class's quality of life. Only then -- only by siding with the middle class in action, not just word -- will our country truly be healthy.

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Obama Administration Applies Stupak Amendment to High Risk Pools

Jessica Arons | Posted 05.25.2011

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This week, a commotion arose over the question of whether Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plans, also known as high risk pools, can include abortion...

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High-Risk Pools: Slow Start To New Program To Help The Uninsurable

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Preexisting Condition, Interim High Risk Pools, Interim High Risk Pool, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Health Care, Politics News

For the past six months, Mary Duffy of Redwood City, Calif. has eagerly awaited news about how to apply for a program created by the health care refor...

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DNA Is a Preexisting Condition

Dr. Philip Neches | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Dna, Preexisting Condition, Research, Health Care, Technology News

What if we could do something about our sub-optimal DNA programming? It would be a health revolution -- and a field day for insurance companies.

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Blue Cross Blue Shield Denies Newborn Health Insurance Over 'Pre-Existing Condition'

Fort Worth Star-Telegram | JAN JARVIS | Posted 05.25.2011

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At birth, Houston Tracy let out a single loud cry before his father cut the cord and handed him to a nurse. ... "How can he have a pre-existing...

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I'm About to Dive Into Health Reform's High Risk Pool

Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.25.2011

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I'm actually a prime candidate for one of the key provisions being touted by the bill's supporters; the high risk pools that will be created in the next 90 days for people with pre-existing conditions.

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Why I Voted for Health Insurance Reform

Rep. Edolphus Towns | Posted 05.25.2011

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Now, Americans with pre-existing conditions will no longer be denied coverage. No longer will insurance be too expensive for individuals and their families to afford. That's why I voted 'yes' on Sunday.

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The Great Thing About the Health Care Law That Has Passed? It Will Save Republican Lives, Too

Michael Moore | Posted 05.25.2011

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Please, my Republican friends, if you can, take a quiet moment away from your AM radio and cable news network this morning and be happy for your country. We're doing better. And we're doing it for you, too.

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Congress Should Try Living Like the 30 Million Americans Without Health Insurance

William Marler | Posted 05.25.2011

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If you did not have health insurance, wouldn't you try to figure out a way to get it? Wouldn't you try to figure out how to fix Medicare and Medicaid costs long-term?

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When Donating A Kidney Becomes A Pre-Existing Condition

The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 05.25.2011

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As part of its Bearing Witness 2.0 project, the Huffington Post is rounding up a few of the best local stories of the day. Some organ donors are imp...

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Outpouring Of Support From Seattle Community After Food Bank Burglary

Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 05.25.2011

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As part of its Bearing Witness 2.0 project, the Huffington Post is rounding up a few of the best local stories of the day. Last Tuesday night, the R...

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Aislin Bates: Colorado Toddler Denied Health Insurance For Being Underweight

Huffington Post | Eric Sorensen | Posted 05.25.2011

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The parents of a two-year-old girl in Colorado are unable to obtain health insurance for their daughter because the insurer, United Healthcare Golden ...

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GOP Health Care Bill WON'T Prevent Insurance Companies From Denying Sick People

Wall Street Journal | JANET ADAMY | Posted 05.25.2011

Republicans are preparing to unveil their own health bill in the next few days. Minority Leader John Boehner (R., Ohio) said Monday that the plan woul...

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Cancer Patient Faces End Of Insurance

The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 05.25.2011

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As part of its Bearing Witness 2.0 project, the Huffington Post is rounding up a few of the best local stories of the day. Sandra Ingram's health in...

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Dr. Oz's Free Clinics Help The Uninsured

Huffington Post | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Saturday, September 26, television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz hosted a free clinic in Houston, one that attracted over 1,700 people. It was the larg...

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