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individuals with pre-existing conditions WHO MAINTAIN CONTINUOUS COVERAGE (Original Post) antigop Oct 2012 OP
so if, for instance, you get laid off and can't afford insurance for a month, then out of luck? uppityperson Oct 2012 #1
Or, if ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2012 #2
I think the current rule is two months, however Maeve Oct 2012 #12
My 16 year old neice had cancer at 2 ... no insurance company would cover her, unitil ObamaCare. JoePhilly Oct 2012 #3
you're darn right....it's personal n/t antigop Oct 2012 #6
I couldn't get insurance before ObamaCare if I were to be kicked off Medicare meow2u3 Oct 2012 #14
Which means those who were denied under the previous system, mzmolly Oct 2012 #4
yes, that's exactly what it means. n/t antigop Oct 2012 #5
kick n/t antigop Oct 2012 #7
kick Justice Oct 2012 #8
It's Very Apparent That Megahurtz Oct 2012 #9
"I will work to make sure everyone who has insurance will have insurance" n/t Azathoth Oct 2012 #10
Everyone who is covered will be covered. Justice Oct 2012 #11
Thanks to Clinton RobinA Oct 2012 #13

uppityperson

(115,677 posts)
1. so if, for instance, you get laid off and can't afford insurance for a month, then out of luck?
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 01:57 PM
Oct 2012

Gee, what a good idea. Not.

 

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
2. Or, if ...
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 02:00 PM
Oct 2012

you take a job with another employer ... SOL.

Back to the "Stuck with a crappy job because I have a pre-existing condition" handcuff that ObamaCare(s) sought to address.

Maeve

(42,287 posts)
12. I think the current rule is two months, however
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 04:23 PM
Oct 2012

If you couldn't afford COBRA and had to do without, then you develop a problem...well, sucks to be you!

Said the lady without coverage for the past year....

JoePhilly

(27,787 posts)
3. My 16 year old neice had cancer at 2 ... no insurance company would cover her, unitil ObamaCare.
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 02:00 PM
Oct 2012

Well, they covered basic kid illnesses, sports injuries ... but when she got Kidney Stones, at 16 ... sorry pre-existing from the cancer treatment. So a teenage girl suffers and feels like she's peeing glass on a regular basis.

Under Mitt, she'd never be able to get coverage, and so she'd never be able to "maintain" coverage.

This shit is personal.

meow2u3

(24,766 posts)
14. I couldn't get insurance before ObamaCare if I were to be kicked off Medicare
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 04:37 PM
Oct 2012

With diabetes, asthma, and a medical record as long as my arm, under Rmoney, I'd be left to die a slow, torturous death.

This time, it is personal.

RobinA

(9,894 posts)
13. Thanks to Clinton
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 04:28 PM
Oct 2012

there is no discrimination against people with pre-existing conditions WHO MAINTAIN CONTINUOUS COVERAGE. That went away years ago. So this is BS on his website.

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