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Cattledog

(5,914 posts)
Sat May 6, 2017, 06:36 AM May 2017

Got 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.

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Got any of these pre-conditions? (Original Post) Cattledog May 2017 OP
Every woman who is a Mother HockeyMom May 2017 #1
They managed to get in rape but forgot about "rapist". But i'm justhanginon May 2017 #2
My I copy this to use elsewhere? nt Skidmore May 2017 #3
Of course...spread the word. Cattledog May 2017 #5
Well, let'see. I am alive and I have... 3catwoman3 May 2017 #4
Several. nancy1942 May 2017 #6
 

HockeyMom

(14,337 posts)
1. Every woman who is a Mother
Sat May 6, 2017, 07:26 AM
May 2017

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)
2. They managed to get in rape but forgot about "rapist". But i'm
Sat May 6, 2017, 07:58 AM
May 2017

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?

3catwoman3

(23,965 posts)
4. Well, let'see. I am alive and I have...
Sat May 6, 2017, 09:11 AM
May 2017

...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.

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