133 million Americans live with a chronic illness. And right now, insurance companies are denying care to patients with pre-existing conditions -- for a profit.
Health insurance companies can decide which pre-existing conditions they will cover for new policyholders, which discriminates against millions of hardworking Americans who are searching for new jobs or changing companies.
Simply put, insurance companies are taking advantage of sick Americans. With promises of health care reform on the rise, we must act now to end this injustice in both the individual and employer-based insurance markets.
Ensure health insurance providers don't discriminate against or deny people insurance based on pre-existing conditions. Tell Congress to provide a choice of health care plans Americans can afford -- even people with chronic health conditions such as diabetes and heart disease.
We took action on “End Health Care Discrimination Based on Pre-Existing Conditions”!
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3:46 pm PST, Nov 21,Jessica Lindamood, Florida
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2:46 am PST, Nov 21,Mel Sinclair, Texas
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6:05 pm PST, Nov 20,Steven Pazienza, New York
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2:15 am PST, Nov 20,George Cutler, Massachusetts
health care for all - no exceptions
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6:45 pm PST, Nov 19,Maggie De Leon, Illinois
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6:04 am PST, Nov 18,Susan Helfeld, Illinois
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7:48 pm PST, Nov 17,Name not displayed, Illinois
Our daughter was born with several birth defects. From birth, she has had pre-existing medical conditions. While intellectually we know the risk health insurers are trying to avoid by not insuring people with pre-existing medical conditions, emotionally and morally, we cannot fathom why those among the most needy of health insurance are denied.
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2:26 pm PST, Nov 14,Victoria Leggitt, Missouri
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9:12 am PST, Nov 11,Name not displayed, Ohio
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7:40 pm PST, Nov 7,Rachel Lange, Texas
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2:46 pm PST, Nov 6,Jenni Kovich, West Virginia
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10:39 am PST, Nov 5,Wanda Woodworth MA, CPDT, Texas
Practically the minute we all are born we have some preexisting condition - get rid of this ridiculous policy - EVERYONE deserves good healthcare - not just healthy people!
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9:15 am PDT, Oct 31,Name not displayed, Massachusetts
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2:48 pm PDT, Oct 29,L Gols, Massachusetts
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2:39 pm PDT, Oct 28,Chris Witting, New York
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11:02 am PDT, Oct 28,Carole Hagen, Oregon
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9:45 pm PDT, Oct 27,Jaime Evenstad, California
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9:06 pm PDT, Oct 27,Michelle Rice, Ohio
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8:19 pm PDT, Oct 27,Eileen Reeger, Florida
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2:05 pm PDT, Oct 26,Mayra Salas, California
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8:22 pm PDT, Oct 25,Donna Council, Texas
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1:22 pm PDT, Oct 24,Name not displayed, Illinois
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1:01 pm PDT, Oct 24,Veronica Benson-Moore, California
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11:29 pm PDT, Oct 23,Kandy Cover, Indiana
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8:32 pm PDT, Oct 21,Sarah Cerles, California
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7:50 pm PDT, Oct 21,Jessica Walker, Texas
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7:15 pm PDT, Oct 21,Lourdes Acevedo, Florida
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12:15 pm PDT, Oct 21,Christine Coutu, Texas
I am a contractor, on COBRA from a previous job. I don't know what I'm going to do when it runs out because I've been turned down for private health insurance for pre-existing conditions. And I'm healthy! My "conditions" do not affect my ability to work. This is so unfair.
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7:30 am PDT, Oct 21,Joyce Clark, California
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12:16 am PDT, Oct 21,Nadine Masteller, Pennsylvania
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7:34 pm PDT, Oct 20,Linda Wing, Illinois
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8:09 pm PDT, Oct 19,Danalyn Luke, California
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7:05 pm PDT, Oct 19,Tom Weaver, Washington
Nobody legal US citizen should go bankrupt paying for health care. We need a system like the Canadians.
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7:35 am PDT, Oct 19,Amber England, Texas
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4:17 pm PDT, Oct 18,Name not displayed, New York
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2:29 pm PDT, Oct 18,Michael Marr, Missouri
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7:56 am PDT, Oct 18,Martha Perdue, Florida
Rep. Grayson gets my vote, there are people dying out here, maybe someone should check on suicides??? I recently tried to get health insurance. They wanted a $5,000 deductible before they charged me an exorbitant rate each month! They won't change, you have to force them to change.
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7:59 pm PDT, Oct 17,Leslie Diamond, Pennsylvania
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5:15 pm PDT, Oct 17,Sarah Wilson, Georgia
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2:20 pm PDT, Oct 17,Rick Jacobson, Ohio
This country needs to grow a pair and stand up for the people, not just the unborn's right to life, but for life and health after they are born. what then? So far I have not hear one person say a thing about this, We have people out and about fighting for the unborns right to life, but what about there right for good health care, from what i'm getting from congress is that they don't want to step on the toes that slip money to them (ins) so there going to feed the poor and down and out to the wolves. If this should happen, And from pass experance concress always sales out the little guy to cover there own ass. Any way if they do this again I say we the people stand up and take way there health care and all of there benefits, cut there pay ect. ect. ect. and see how they like it, They won't they'll fight to the death to keep what they have. I just wish americans would be less greedy and more caring to each other. Will I could go on but I won't By the way in this house hold alone there are three people with chronic illness's and we are stuck with the crappy insurance that we have. we o ever mine have a good day
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9:19 am PDT, Oct 17,Keshia James-Hicks, Louisiana
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11:29 pm PDT, Oct 16,Andi Stone, New York
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7:45 pm PDT, Oct 16,Janell Nickolay, Minnesota
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6:57 pm PDT, Oct 16,Paul Ramirez, New York
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3:55 pm PDT, Oct 16,Dawn Terrell, North Carolina
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2:18 pm PDT, Oct 16,Shirlee Klein, California
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11:32 am PDT, Oct 16,Liliana Pulvirenti, Maryland
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5:23 pm PDT, Oct 15,Jennifer Michelle, California
Everyone needs healthcare but especially those who already have preexisting conditions and yet those are the ones who have the hardest time getting health insurance so please put an end to this discrimination.
