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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGot any of these pre-conditions?
If you do you're F*&%ked.
If you're curious about which pre-existing conditions will get you charged extra $$$$ for health insurance under the plan that just passed in the House -- here they are:
AIDS/HIV, acid reflux, acne, ADD, addiction, Alzheimer's/dementia, anemia, aneurysm, angioplasty, anorexia, anxiety, arrhythmia, arthritis, asthma, atrial fibrillation, autism, bariatric surgery, basal cell carcinoma, bipolar disorder, blood clot, breast cancer, bulimia, bypass surgery, celiac disease, cerebral aneurysm, cerebral embolism, cerebral palsy, cerebral thrombosis, cervical cancer, colon cancer, colon polyps, congestive heart failure, COPD, Crohn's disease, cystic fibrosis, DMD, depression, diabetes, disabilities, Down syndrome, eating disorder, enlarged prostate, epilepsy, glaucoma, gout, heart disease, heart murmur, heartburn, hemophilia, hepatitis C, herpes, high cholesterol, hypertension, hysterectomy, kidney disease, kidney stones, kidney transplant, leukemia, lung cancer, lupus, lymphoma, mental health issues, migraines, MS, muscular dystrophy, narcolepsy, nasal polyps, obesity, OCD, organ transplant, osteoporosis, pacemaker, panic disorder, paralysis, paraplegia, Parkinson's disease, pregnancy, restless leg syndrome, schizophrenia, seasonal affective disorder, seizures, sickle cell disease, skin cancer, sleep apnea, sleep disorders, stent, stroke, thyroid issues, tooth disease, tuberculosis, and ulcers.
To name a few.
Oh, and rape. Let's not forget rape.
HockeyMom
(14,337 posts)has a pre-existing condition of pregnancy Tooth diease???? Meaning like cavities or root canals? :spank
Where on this list are MALE pre-existing conditions? No Prostaate Cancer? How about Erectile Disfunction???? Won't be any "disease" of pregnancy with that other one.
justhanginon
(3,289 posts)sure the Senate's panel of old white guys will correct that oversight as they write the new bill. How is being raped a "sickness" and being a rapist is not?
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)Cattledog
(5,914 posts)3catwoman3
(23,965 posts)...2 X-chromosomes. Yep - I'm screwed.
I have been trying hard not to have panic disorder since November 8th. Depression and sleep disorder keep looming on the horizon since Janauary 20th.