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Pre-existing condition exclusions prohibited in all health insurance plans; Prohibit treating acts of domestic violence as a pre-existing condition; Waiting period for enrollment in new health insurance plans limited to 90 days; Grandfathered existing health insurance plans must prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions by January 1, 2014
ACA amended the Public Health Service Act of 1944 and inserted new provisions on affordable care into Title 42 of the United States Code. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 17 ] [ 4 ] The individual insurance market was radically overhauled, and many of the law's regulations applied specifically to this market, [ 1 ] while the structure of Medicare, Medicaid ...
Adults with existing conditions became eligible to join a temporary high-risk pool, which will be superseded by the health care exchange in 2014. [4] [18] To qualify for coverage, applicants must have a pre-existing health condition and have been uninsured for at least the past six months. [19] There is no age requirement. [19]
From pregnancy to diabetes -- you won't be denied coverage if you have a pre-existing condition, but your coverage could get a lot more expensive. Pre-existing conditions: How 130 million ...
About one in four people have pre-existing conditions that made it difficult for them to get health insurance prior to President Obama's health care law.
Prior to the ACA, effective in 2014, the individual market was often subject to medical underwriting which made it difficult for individuals with pre-existing conditions to purchase insurance. [43] The ACA prohibited medical underwriting in the individual market for health insurance marketplace plans. [43]
The Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) was a form of health insurance coverage offered to uninsured Americans who were unable to obtain coverage because of a pre-existing condition. These provided coverage to as many as 350,000 people to fill the gap until the Affordable Care Act went into effect in 2014.
Ahead of the 2018 midterms, Republican candidates and President Donald Trump have stressed that they protect and support pre-existing conditions. Their actions say otherwise.