On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 5:06 PM, Maureen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > His plan would provide for pre-existing conditions if you maintain > "continuous" coverage.
Without a substantial break. > Lose your job and can't afford Cobra, you are > screwed. If you can't afford Cobra it doesn't matter if it's pre-existing. After six months there is no such thing as pre-existing According to HIPAA : Only a medical condition that is diagnosed or treated within the six months prior to the enrollment date qualifies as a pre-existing condition. > On your spouse or partner's insurance and they divorce you or > die, you're screwed because you aren't eligible for Cobra and new policies > will not cover you. If diagnosed less than six months in advance > No different than the current law. Sticks it to a lot of people. > > There are vast areas of the Affordable Care Act that I find reprehensible, > including the mandate. But the pre-existing coverage provision is > absolutely needed. There are parts that will be reinstated after it's repealed. That should remove the vast areas you don't agree with. . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:355927 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
