More than 651,000 denied insurance because of pre-existing conditions between 2007-2009

[BurtWorm]

Insurers have until 2014 to prepare to insure the previously uninsurable. Gee... I wonder how on earth these greedy bastidges are going to manage that...

:think:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704164004575548563019515140.html



By JANET ADAMY

The four largest U.S. for-profit health insurers on average denied policies to one out of every seven applicants based on their prior medical history, according to a congressional investigation released Tuesday.

Two top House Democrats said the findings covered 2007 to 2009 for Aetna Inc., Humana Inc., UnitedHealth Group Inc. and WellPoint Inc. In total, the carriers denied coverage to more than 651,000 people due to pre-existing medical conditions over the three-year period.

Under the health-care overhaul legislation, beginning in 2014 insurers can no longer deny coverage because of a pre-existing health condition.

Mohit Ghose, a spokesman for Aetna, said the findings "document what many health insurers, including Aetna, have been saying for years—that the individual market needs to be reformed so we can improve access for all consumers."

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[Indydem]

1. Two-Tenths of One Percent

I am honestly shocked that number is not significantly higher.

[mmonk]

2. One out of every seven.