Protecting People with Pre-Existing Conditions
It is worth a refresher on how the ACA protects people with pre-existing conditions. It’s also worth asking whether and how an alternative would do the same.
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Trump gives Democrats a big health care opening for the midterms
From Drew AltmanIn an Axios column, Drew Altman analyzes the narrowing gap between growth in health spending and GDP and discusses why it matters. The big question, he says, is will the narrowing have staying power?
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There is Another Pre-Existing Conditions Problem — for Seniors
From Drew AltmanIn an Axios column, Drew Altman uncovers a new pre-existing conditions problem – seniors on Medicare denied Medigap because they have pre-existing conditions – and discusses solutions.
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Sen. Mark Pryor Spotlights the Health Law’s Rx for Pre-Existing Illnesses
From Drew AltmanIn a column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman explains why Senator Mark Pryor’s new campaign ad features the Affordable Care Act’s protections for people with pre-existing medical conditions, the somewhat forgotten “mega provision” of the law.
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Preexisting Conditions and Republican Plans to Replace Obamacare
From Drew AltmanIn this Wall Street Journal Think Tank column, Drew Altman discusses new data highlighting why pre-exisitng conditions could be a flashpoint issue in the Affordable Care Act repeal and replace debate.
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The ‘Great Healthcare Plan’ Leaves Open Questions for People with Pre-existing Conditions
Quick TakePresident Trump announced a health care framework that leaves open key questions, including those about out-of-pocket costs, premiums, federal spending, and health coverage for people with pre-existing conditions.
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The Implications of the Public’s Pre-existing Condition Amnesia
PerspectiveKFF’s Larry Levitt discusses waning awareness of the Affordable Care Act’s provisions protecting people with pre-existing conditions and examines the Republican Study Committee's budget proposal, which proposes to repeal the provisions.
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KFF Health Tracking Poll – November 2019: Health Care In The 2020 Election, Medicare-for-all, And The State Of The ACA
FeatureThis poll examines the issues Democrats most want to hear in the debates, their trust of the Democratic candidates on health care, attitudes towards Medicare-for-all and a public option, perceptions of the Affordable Care Act's health insurance marketplaces, and prospects of legislation to address prescription drug costs.
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A Conundrum: Majority of Republican Voters Want to Overturn ACA but Keep Protections for People with Pre-existing Conditions
Policy WatchThis post examines the implications of Republican voters wanting the Supreme Court to overturn the entire Affordable Care Act, but not the law’s protections for people with pre-existing conditions.
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KFF Health Tracking Poll – January 2020: Medicare-for-all, Public Option, Health Care Legislation And Court Actions
FeatureThis month's KFF Health Tracking poll examines public opinion and knowledge of Medicare-for-all and a public option, President Trump's approval on health care programs and issues, the public's priorities for Congress, and public opinion on the Affordable Care Act and the Texas v. U.S. court case.