And you are doubly screwed if you have a preexisting condition. When we had to search for our own insurance, it turned out that many would not talk with us as soon as they found out I had diabetes. The only insurance we could get was an expensive high risk plan. While no where near perfect, the ACA exchanges will end up cutting our insurance rates by half, still quite expensive but not a knife to the guts every month.
On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 5:06 PM, Maureen <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 1:58 PM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> His plan would provide coverage for pre-existing conditions if you >> maintain reasonable coverage. > > > His plan would provide for pre-existing conditions if you maintain > "continuous" coverage. Lose your job and can't afford Cobra, you are > screwed. 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. > > 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. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:355957 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
