The Preexisting Conditions Debate, Again
Republicans and Democrats are making competing claims on whether the latest GOP effort to repeal the ACA continues to protect those with preexisting medical conditions. Under the Graham-Cassidy bill, insurers couldn't refuse to sell policies, but they could price plans based on health status in states that allowed it. The post The Preexisting Conditions Debate, Again appeared first on FactCheck.org.
Once again, Republicans and Democrats are making competing claims on whether the latest GOP effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act continues to protect those with preexisting medical conditions. Under the Graham-Cassidy bill, insurers couldn’t refuse to sell policies, but they could price plans based on health status in states that allowed it.
Politicians have glossed over the finer points of the legislation, just as we saw several months ago when House Republicans were about to pass their health care bill.
- Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, a sponsor of the latest Senate bill, falsely on CNN that the “protection is absolutely the same” as the ACA regarding
