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January 18, 2011
Health Insurers Dismiss Administration Claims on Pre-Existing Conditions Barrier
Topics: Political News and commentariesHouse Republicans and members of the health insurance industry are dismissing that Obama administration study that says as many as half of all Americans under 65 have a pre-existing condition that could threaten their access to health insurance ... as a gross overstatement:
The Department of Health and Human Services study, released Tuesday, concludes that somewhere between 50 million and 129 million non-elderly Americans have a pre-existing condition -- the kind of condition insurance companies can use to deny coverage. The study further found that 15-30 percent of people in good health are likely to develop such a condition within eight years.Related:"We as a nation can't afford to repeal the health care law," HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said on a conference call Tuesday.
But an America's Health Insurance Plans spokesman said the HHS study creates a disconnect between conditions and coverage.
"It's exaggerating the number of people who are actually impacted by pre-existing conditions," said AHIP spokesman Robert Zirkelbach. "Most people who are applying are getting policies."
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