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Lobo27

(753 posts) Fri Oct 17, 2014, 10:38 PM Oct 2014

When you learn something terribly upsetting about insurance before the ACA.

Today on Real Time with Bill Maher it was mentioned that before the ACA women in 9 states could be denied insurance if they were victims of domestic violence. It was considered a preexisting condition. I was completely shocked. JESUS CHRIST.........

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When you learn something terribly upsetting about insurance before the ACA. (Original Post) Lobo27 Oct 2014 OP

That's a new one for me, too. AwakeAtLast Oct 2014 #1

Somehow not surprising... Wounded Bear Oct 2014 #2

It was posted here at the time insurance companies initiated that policy Warpy Oct 2014 #3

I am surprised that they could not have been denied in all 50. Ms. Toad Oct 2014 #4

Wonder if they denied coverage for victims of rape, child abuse, other crimes. After all.. freshwest Oct 2014 #5

This is one of the great things about this site, learning things like this which I didn't know. herding cats Oct 2014 #6

Most of the DUers who complain the loudest about the ACA IronLionZion Oct 2014 #7

AwakeAtLast

(14,124 posts)

1. That's a new one for me, too.

Reply to Lobo27 (Original post)

Fri Oct 17, 2014, 11:14 PM

Oct 2014

I had no idea. Let me guess, mostly Southern, Red states?

Wounded Bear

(58,649 posts)

2. Somehow not surprising...

Reply to Lobo27 (Original post)

Fri Oct 17, 2014, 11:17 PM

Oct 2014

Warpy

(111,255 posts)

3. It was posted here at the time insurance companies initiated that policy

Reply to Lobo27 (Original post)

Fri Oct 17, 2014, 11:18 PM

Oct 2014

As badly as they fucked men over, they were 100x worse for women.

The Republicans want to return us to that so they can make higher dividends.

Ms. Toad

(34,069 posts)

4. I am surprised that they could not have been denied in all 50.

Reply to Lobo27 (Original post)

Sat Oct 18, 2014, 12:05 AM

Oct 2014

The medical costs associated with domestic violence are not something an insurance company would willingly pick up - and prior to ACA, they pretty much got to pick and choose who and what they picked up.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

5. Wonder if they denied coverage for victims of rape, child abuse, other crimes. After all..

Reply to Lobo27 (Original post)

Sat Oct 18, 2014, 01:50 AM

Oct 2014

It's not standard to be raped at the doctor's office, unless you live in Texas where you get your transvaginal ultrasound to please the Tea Party

herding cats

(19,564 posts)

6. This is one of the great things about this site, learning things like this which I didn't know.

Reply to Lobo27 (Original post)

Sat Oct 18, 2014, 02:04 AM

Oct 2014

I should be totally shocked about finding this out, but on some levels I'm not even surprised.

IronLionZion

(45,438 posts)

7. Most of the DUers who complain the loudest about the ACA

Reply to Lobo27 (Original post)

Sat Oct 18, 2014, 09:30 AM

Oct 2014

have insurance. Ask them.

Its the folks who had to deal with the grim nightmare that is the individual insurance market that are the biggest benefactors, plus those who couldn't afford it before and can now because of the subsidies and exchanges and Medicaid expansion. The individual market really didn't serve anyone much at all before the ACA due to all the pre-existing conditions, lifetime caps, and other restrictions. And the blue states that did regulate it before, had very high prices due to the lack of an individual mandate.

More Americans have more coverage for more conditions than any time in our country's history.

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