NASE Asks House and Senate Leader to Protect Pre-Existing Conditions in Any Reform Efforts
The NASE, along with 100+ organization, has asked House and Senate leaders to protect pre-existing conditions in any ACA reform efforts. The letter states:"As Congress moves forward with efforts to repeal, modify or replace the Affordable Care Act, we are encouraged by the recognition that protections for patients with pre-existing conditions should be retained. Prior to 2014, health insurance plans routinely denied coverage to individuals with a pre-existing health condition, charged higher premiums and refused to cover expenses related to their health condition. Individuals who were diagnosed with a serious illness often found their coverage rescinded. These were not unique or unusual occurrences. More than half of non-elderly Americans have conditions that would have precluded them from health insurance coverage under the pre-existing condition and medical underwriting rules that existed in most states." Coalition Letter to Senate Leadership on Pre-Existing Conditions