Acne, Pregnancy Among Disqualifying Conditions

[kpete]

Source: Washington Post

Acne, Pregnancy Among Disqualifying Conditions

By David S. Hilzenrath
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, September 19, 2009

A proposal to make preexisting health conditions irrelevant in the sale of insurance policies could help not just the seriously ill but also people who might consider themselves healthy, documents released Friday by a California-based advocacy group illustrate.

Health insurers have issued guidelines saying they could deny coverage to people suffering from such conditions as acne, hemorrhoids and bunions.

One big insurer refused to issue individual policies to police officers and firefighters, along with people in other hazardous occupations.

Some treated pregnancy or the intention to adopt as a reason for rejection.


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[Uben]

1. Why don't they just say it..........

...if you breathe air, we reserve the right to deny coverage.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

4. Well.... since breathing usually starts at birth... it sort of pre exists

bwahahaahahaahahaahaha.......

[ixion]

2. disqualifying condition: being human.

:eyes:

Insurance companies suck.

[Vidar]

3. Nationalizing these thieving bastards is the cheapest, easiest way of

way of financing health care reform, not that it will ever happen in this capitalist hellhole.