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Don't Deny Insurance Coverage for Pre-Existing Conditions
Target: Presidential Candidates
Sponsored by: Families USA
Sponsored by: Families USA
Currently many health insurance companies operate in a wild wild west of little or no rules or regulation - unfettered to cherry pick the healthiest and to deny coverage to those who need it the most.
How do insurance companies do this? They look for "pre-existing conditions" - then they can legally deny someone coverage because they have an imperfect bill of health. Insurers might also charge these individuals much higher premiums for their coverage.
Health insurance shouldn't be reserved only for the healthiest among us.
Make sure John McCain and Barack Obama get this message, and tell them they must include everyone in their plans for quality, affordable health care!
How do insurance companies do this? They look for "pre-existing conditions" - then they can legally deny someone coverage because they have an imperfect bill of health. Insurers might also charge these individuals much higher premiums for their coverage.
Health insurance shouldn't be reserved only for the healthiest among us.
Make sure John McCain and Barack Obama get this message, and tell them they must include everyone in their plans for quality, affordable health care!
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We signed the “Don't Deny Insurance Coverage for Pre-Existing Conditions” petition!
# 9,699:
10:50 am PDT, Aug 28,
Gail McGlone, Florida
# 9,698:
4:36 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Keegan Allen, Vermont
# 9,697:
2:37 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Tere Campos, Florida
# 9,696:
8:11 am PDT, Aug 27,
Jill Moore, Indiana
I am a type 1 diabetic and have 3 children. My husband's company does not offer health insurance. I stay home with my children. The only coverage I can get is through the state of Indiana. It cost me $485 PER MONTH to insure only me. I have to pay an additional $330 per month to have my children and husband covered. We are barely getting by and have no savings, no retirement...nothing because we are paying so much out in premium every month. Not only do I have my premium, I have a $1500 deductible and then my plan is 80/20....this is so unfair. I have never been hospitalized because of my diabetes and I taken excellent care of myself but am penalized because I am diabetic. Please help me. Jill Moore
I am a type 1 diabetic and have 3 children. My husband's company does not offer health insurance. I stay home with my children. The only coverage I can get is through the state of Indiana. It cost me $485 PER MONTH to insure only me. I have to pay an additional $330 per month to have my children and husband covered. We are barely getting by and have no savings, no retirement...nothing because we are paying so much out in premium every month. Not only do I have my premium, I have a $1500 deductible and then my plan is 80/20....this is so unfair. I have never been hospitalized because of my diabetes and I taken excellent care of myself but am penalized because I am diabetic. Please help me. Jill Moore
# 9,695:
11:30 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Jordan Yeatts, Idaho
# 9,694:
9:03 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Susan Wiget, Oregon
If we lived in a first world country, we would have universal healthcare. We wouldn't have a corrupt and greedy system that bizarrely thinks that some people are entitled to health care while others aren't. Health care is for everyone.
If we lived in a first world country, we would have universal healthcare. We wouldn't have a corrupt and greedy system that bizarrely thinks that some people are entitled to health care while others aren't. Health care is for everyone.
# 9,693:
3:54 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Nicole Garza, Texas
# 9,692:
3:26 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Eric Wagner, Pennsylvania
# 9,691:
12:33 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Fritzie Lynn Pisarski, New York
# 9,690:
11:23 am PDT, Aug 26,
Name not displayed, California
# 9,689:
9:17 am PDT, Aug 26,
Name not displayed, Ohio
# 9,688:
5:59 am PDT, Aug 26,
Amy Bielawski, Georgia
# 9,687:
7:37 pm PDT, Aug 25,
Janel Compton, Illinois
# 9,686:
5:51 pm PDT, Aug 25,
Diana Maenhout, California
I am willing to pay for health insurance, but I have "pre-existing" conditions and have been denied health insurance. I'm vunerable because what if my appendix bursts or I get hit by a car? If the worst should happen, I don't want to go bankrupt. And with statistics being that 1 out of every 2 people will get cancer in their lifetime...This is a disgrace in our country.
I am willing to pay for health insurance, but I have "pre-existing" conditions and have been denied health insurance. I'm vunerable because what if my appendix bursts or I get hit by a car? If the worst should happen, I don't want to go bankrupt. And with statistics being that 1 out of every 2 people will get cancer in their lifetime...This is a disgrace in our country.
# 9,685:
4:19 pm PDT, Aug 25,
Name not displayed, California
# 9,684:
3:36 pm PDT, Aug 25,
Kelly Howle, Idaho
# 9,683:
1:12 pm PDT, Aug 25,
Adrianna Knighton, Illinois
# 9,682:
5:36 am PDT, Aug 25,
Kelly Haulsee, Virginia
# 9,681:
1:14 pm PDT, Aug 24,
Laura Crow, Indiana
It isn't fair that the only entity benefiting from health insurance are the insurance companies. People who have genuine health issues (pre-existing conditions) are left without any coverage for the very reason they need the insurance. Some of them even go bankrupt just because they are ill. What does America need to proud of - letting people die because they can't give them healthcare? That's nothing to be proud of. Cover ALL CITIZENS equally. Don't let the insurance companies pick and choose. Someone has to be accountable.
It isn't fair that the only entity benefiting from health insurance are the insurance companies. People who have genuine health issues (pre-existing conditions) are left without any coverage for the very reason they need the insurance. Some of them even go bankrupt just because they are ill. What does America need to proud of - letting people die because they can't give them healthcare? That's nothing to be proud of. Cover ALL CITIZENS equally. Don't let the insurance companies pick and choose. Someone has to be accountable.
# 9,680:
1:03 pm PDT, Aug 24,
Robert Hartman, Maryland
# 9,679:
8:49 am PDT, Aug 24,
Kenneth Hartman, Texas
# 9,678:
7:24 am PDT, Aug 24,
Katie Heun, Illinois
# 9,677:
7:10 am PDT, Aug 24,
Joe Kuczynski, Minnesota
# 9,676:
9:27 pm PDT, Aug 23,
Lida Vala, California
# 9,675:
8:15 pm PDT, Aug 23,
Caroline Darst, Massachusetts
# 9,674:
8:03 pm PDT, Aug 23,
Lee Cali, Arizona
# 9,673:
6:49 pm PDT, Aug 23,
Tina Yaskell, New Hampshire
# 9,672:
4:54 pm PDT, Aug 23,
Jessica Beutler, Oregon
# 9,671:
4:46 pm PDT, Aug 23,
Elizabeth Even, California
# 9,670:
11:33 am PDT, Aug 23,
Kelly Stevenson, Colorado
# 9,669:
10:32 am PDT, Aug 23,
Stephanie Geheran, Massachusetts
# 9,668:
9:23 am PDT, Aug 23,
Lori Phelan, Colorado
# 9,667:
7:09 am PDT, Aug 23,
Evelyn Adams, Texas
# 9,666:
1:34 am PDT, Aug 23,
Name not displayed, New York
# 9,665:
10:39 pm PDT, Aug 22,
Krystal Weilage, Montana
# 9,664:
1:58 pm PDT, Aug 22,
LYNDA TAYLOR, Mississippi
# 9,663:
11:50 am PDT, Aug 22,
Jo Ellen Farris, Colorado
It is abonimable that the US is allowing insurance, pharmacy & healthcare companies dictate what is best for the people leaving many of us with inadequate or no healthcare, or at the worst bankrupt or dead. A government backed/run plan would allow our corporations & private companies to compete more effectively in the local & world markets. Forcing companies to employ staff, engage consultants or contract associates to negotiate & run healthcare benefits for their employees is not the most efficient or economical use of resources.
It is abonimable that the US is allowing insurance, pharmacy & healthcare companies dictate what is best for the people leaving many of us with inadequate or no healthcare, or at the worst bankrupt or dead. A government backed/run plan would allow our corporations & private companies to compete more effectively in the local & world markets. Forcing companies to employ staff, engage consultants or contract associates to negotiate & run healthcare benefits for their employees is not the most efficient or economical use of resources.
# 9,662:
11:32 am PDT, Aug 22,
Name not displayed, Minnesota
You had better think, "What would Jesus do?", since both candidates claim a relationship to Him.
You had better think, "What would Jesus do?", since both candidates claim a relationship to Him.
# 9,661:
11:09 am PDT, Aug 22,
Claudila Santillan, Nevada
# 9,660:
9:18 am PDT, Aug 22,
Terry Billings, Colorado
# 9,659:
8:16 am PDT, Aug 22,
Jeff Godsey, Wisconsin
This is immoral.
This is immoral.
# 9,658:
7:39 am PDT, Aug 22,
Vivian Rosso, Colorado
I currently have no health care and can't afford it. I am also a single mother. I am in good health with no pre-existing conditions and still can't afford it. If anything should happen to me, my three children would suffer the most.
I currently have no health care and can't afford it. I am also a single mother. I am in good health with no pre-existing conditions and still can't afford it. If anything should happen to me, my three children would suffer the most.
# 9,657:
7:17 am PDT, Aug 22,
Patrick O'Brien, Colorado
# 9,656:
10:37 pm PDT, Aug 21,
Name not displayed, Florida
With having Addison's and other autoimmune diseases, I can't get insurance. I am on medicaid and can't find a doctor who'll take it. I am going to die and leave my children. I am scared. Please help us who are truly ill to get the care we need and make it easier for the doctors to do what is needed.
With having Addison's and other autoimmune diseases, I can't get insurance. I am on medicaid and can't find a doctor who'll take it. I am going to die and leave my children. I am scared. Please help us who are truly ill to get the care we need and make it easier for the doctors to do what is needed.
# 9,655:
7:03 pm PDT, Aug 21,
Chris Kuhar, Virginia
# 9,654:
6:46 pm PDT, Aug 21,
S. Jarvis, Arizona
# 9,653:
4:31 pm PDT, Aug 21,
Daniel Ballow, Colorado
We ALL need affordable healthcare!
We ALL need affordable healthcare!
# 9,652:
4:03 pm PDT, Aug 21,
Name not displayed, Colorado
# 9,651:
1:33 pm PDT, Aug 21,
Mindy Hunter, Kentucky