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US Healthcare (Before Obama (poorly, coverage through your employer wasn’t…
US Healthcare
Before Obama
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insurers were able to decline people based on their health conditions(cancer, heart diseases),or simple conditions like diabetes, mental health history, pregnancy
By 2008, health care costs were skyrocketing and insurance plans seemed to cover less and less
Before Obamacare, women buying insurance on the individual market were often charged more than men. The practice was known as “gender rating.”
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Coverage varied widely state to state, basic services weren’t always covered at the same rate.
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May 4, 2017, the House passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA)
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provide affordable health insurance to all non-elderly Americans through a combination of a new Medicare-like program provided by the government and existing employer-provided health plans
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U.S. health leaders describe the impact of dismantling the Affordable Care Act as "devastating” and “unconscionable.
