Rick Santorum: "Millions of Americans with preexisting conditions are scammers stealing health care"

[CousinIT]

CNN contributor Rick Santorum suggested on Sunday that it was a mistake to guarantee health care coverage for people with preexisting conditions because “millions” of them were scamming insurance companies.

During a panel discussion about health care reform, Santorum argued that President Barack Obama’s health care reform law had damaged the health care system to the point that the Republican lawmakers could not “repeal and replace” it at the same time.

“Pre-existing conditions, though it’s very popular,” the former GOP senator opined, “what the reality is today that thousands, maybe approaching millions of Americans, are paying nine months for insurance. Why? Because you pay for your insurance for nine months, there’s a provision in Obamacare that says you can’t be thrown off your plan for three months.”

“So, you stop paying in September until the end of the year,” he continued. “You have a right to guaranteed [coverage for] preexisting conditions. You can buy a new plan in January. So people are paying nine months for 12 months of care. And it’s happening more and more and more as people get the gig.”

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Santorum, however, offered no evidence that “millions of Americans” were using Obamacare’s protections for people with preexisting conditions to scam health insurance companies.

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/02/rick-santorum-millions-of-americans-with-preexisting-conditions-are-scammers-stealing-health-care

[Doreen]

1. I tell you what Sanitarium.

You be born with fetal alcohol syndrome and then later get slammed into a station wagon while on a moped and no helmet and then tell people you are scamming the system. Do not forget to mention all of the other disabilities you had because of the fetal alcohol syndrome. You are a complete lousy asshole and I hope you get smashed by a car while standing on the street then talk about your pre existing conditions that you will have for the rest of your miserable life!!

[subterranean]

2. Damn. Why didn't I hear about this before?

You don't even need a pre-existing condition to pull off that scam!

[crazycatlady]

3. How about his disabled daughter?

[2naSalit]

7. We'll be paying her bills for the rest of her life.

[spanone]

4. cnn pays him to sit on his ass and spew this shit

[dhill926]

5. shit for brains....

just go the fuck away...

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

6. Did former Senator Jizzpoop offer any evidence of This? nt

[2naSalit]

8. Prove it

you frothy mess.