{"id":1855,"date":"2017-09-21T20:50:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T20:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/democrats.org\/blog\/2017\/09\/21\/graham-cassidy-heller-removes-protections-for-people-with-preexisting-conditions\/"},"modified":"2017-09-21T20:50:00","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T20:50:00","slug":"graham-cassidy-heller-removes-protections-for-people-with-preexisting-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/graham-cassidy-heller-removes-protections-for-people-with-preexisting-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Graham-Cassidy-Heller Removes Protections For People With Preexisting Conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"

LIE:<\/u><\/strong> Trump<\/a>: “I would not sign Graham-Cassidy if it did not include coverage of pre-existing conditions. It does! A great Bill. Repeal & Replace.”<\/p>\n

REALITY:<\/u><\/strong> Graham-Cassidy-Heller would remove protections for people with pre-existing conditions – nearly everyone agrees:<\/strong><\/p>\n

NPR<\/a>: “For people with pre-existing conditions, the bill would remove any guarantee of coverage.”<\/p>\n

CBS News<\/a>: “States would be able to waive an Obamacare provision that prevented insurance companies from charging people with pre-existing conditions higher premiums, rendering premiums unaffordable for some.”<\/p>\n

Vox<\/a>: “The new Republican plan to repeal Obamacare would bring preexisting conditions back to the individual market, allowing insurers to charge sick people higher premiums — or deny them coverage outright.”<\/p>\n

CNN Money<\/a>: “The bill would also let states waive several key Obamacare protections for those with pre-existing conditions.”<\/p>\n

The Hill<\/a>: “The new ObamaCare repeal measure from Senate Republicans would give states a way to repeal protections for people with pre-existing conditions, a controversial move that opponents of the bill are denouncing.”<\/p>\n

Fortune<\/a>: “Under Graham-Cassidy, states could allow insurance companies to once again charge people with pre-existing conditions higher premiums based on their health status or medical history.”<\/p>\n

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities<\/a>: “Cassidy-Graham’s waiver authority would gut protections for people with pre-existing conditions”<\/p>\n

American Medical Association<\/a>: “Allowing states to get waivers to vary premiums based on health status would allow insurers to charge unaffordable premiums based on those pre-existing conditions.”<\/p>\n

Blue Cross Blue Shield<\/a>: “The bill contains provisions that would allow states to waive key consumer protections, as well as undermine safeguards for those with pre-existing medical conditions.”<\/p>\n

AARP<\/a>: “Overall, the Graham\/Cassidy\/Heller\/Johnson bill would increase health care costs for older Americans with an age tax, decrease coverage, and undermine preexisting condition protections.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LIE: Trump: “I would not sign Graham-Cassidy if it did not include coverage of pre-existing conditions. It does! A great Bill. 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