On pre-existing conditions, CBO is crystal clear.

[kpete]

Link to tweet

[randr]

1. Republican plan is to have healthy people pay insurance companies for

what they will not need. All people with medical needs will be on their own.
Sounds like the insurance industry is taking someone to the cleaners.

[livetohike]

2. "If they could purchase it at all." Ten years ago, after going off COBRA,

I had to get my own insurance. I was truthful on my application and listed migraine headaches on the form. The customer service rep said "I was lucky if I would be approved for coverage!" My migraines were once per month and controlled with an Imitrex injection which I self injected.

[world wide wally]

3. Is ant to open an insurance company.... Can't possibly lose!

[hedda_foil]

4. That's EXACTLY how it was before the ACA.

When my very small company couldn't get affordable insurance because small business policies were dropped by the insurance companies for having too many claims, there were NO individual policies for anyone with any kind of preexisting condition. I searched the internet and finally found a writing association that took me. In 5 years, the price climbed from $500 a month to $1,400. At that point I applied for and was issued a policy in the Illinois state pool at $700+ by the time I finally got Medicare, the state policy had gone up to $1,400.

[dalton99a]

5. Kick.