Senate Candidate Claims People With Pre-Existing Conditions Were Better Off Before Obamacare

[Omaha Steve]

http://thinkprogress.org/election/2014/10/15/3579849/cotton-preexisting-happy-obamacare/


BY ALICE OLLSTEIN POSTED ON OCTOBER 15, 2014 AT 9:00 AM UPDATED: OCTOBER 15, 2014 AT 10:13 AM



Rep. Tom Cotton (R-AR) thanks the moderators after one of two debates in the tight Arkansas Senate race.
CREDIT: ALICE OLLSTEIN

FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS—Tom Cotton, the Republican candidate for Arkansas’ U.S. Senate seat, has repeatedly denounced the Affordable Care Act as a failure and vowed to help repeal it if elected. But in his second and final debate Tuesday night against Democratic incumbent Mark Pryor, he went further, claiming the high-risk insurance pools that many states ran before Obamacare’s passage were better for people with pre-existing conditions than the current exchanges.

“Many people were happy with their coverage under the high-risk pool, before it was eliminated,” Cotton said. “They should have been allowed to keep that choice.”

Pryor shot back, saying his personal experience proved otherwise. “I am a cancer survivor,” he said. “I have been in the high-risk pool. I have lived there. It is no place for any Arkansan to be. If we go back to the high-risk pool, it’s like throwing sick people to the wolves.”

Many of the high risk pools Cotton praised were known for their sky-high costs, exclusion of many applicants, and strict limits on what care is covered. In Arkansas, out of pocket costs for patients in such pools could be as high as $20,000 and those with pre-existing conditions had an average 6 month waiting period for care.

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[JaneyVee]

1. Jesus Christ. Where do they find these people?!

[madokie]

3. The scary part is these assholes believe what they're saying too

It comes from the heart with these turds.

[kelliekat44]

5. No the scary part is that there are many voters out here that believe what they say. nt

[madokie]

9. That too

[Brigid]

8. That's what I keep asking.

[onecaliberal]

2. I'd love that piece of shit to tell me

How it would be better for my living son (saved by ditching caps in healthcare) would be better off dead. I fucking hate these vile sub humans.

[Omaha Steve]

13. That was very derogatory

To all pieces of shit that is.

[onecaliberal]

14. My apologies to pieces of shit,

This guy however is one huge steaming pile.

[bravenak]

4. Look at those winners!!

[Johonny]

6. He's at least a well educated mean spirited dick that served

according to his wiki page he's proud to have:

In February 2013, Cotton voted for the Federal Pay Adjustment Act, which prevents a 0.5% pay increase for all federal workers from taking effect, saving the federal government $11 billion over 10 years.

In June 2013, Cotton voted in favor of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act,

In August 2013, Cotton voted against federal student loan legislation in Congress.

In January 2014, Cotton voted against the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013,

Cotton has stated his support for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act

Screw woman, the sick, the government worker, people that eat, and students. But at least he's got his so screw all us. There's a guy you want to send to the senate to look out for you...

Where do they find such repulsive humans?

[Cha]

7. Keep digging Tom Cotton.

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[Prophet 451]

10. This strikes me as appropriate here

[bigdarryl]

11. Where is the ad by Pryor on this

[sakabatou]

12. Someone needs a clue-by-four