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I Thought Insurance Companies Couldn’t Decline Due To Pre-Existing Health Conditions Anymore?

August 21, 2012 By Jay Norris

One of the most common questions lately: I was declined for health insurance due to a pre-existing health condition. I thought insurance companies couldn’t look at our pre-existing health conditions anymore because of [the PPACA] ObamaCare?”

I’ve written a quick (yet detailed) answer to the question: “I thought they couldn’t decline people because of pre-existing health conditions” here.

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Filed Under: Affordable Care Act (ACA), Health Care Reform, Health Insurance Exchanges, Health Insurance Reform, Individual/Family Health

About Jay Norris

Jay operates a health insurance brokerage in Colorado, where he helps individuals and small groups obtain and maintain health insurance coverage, provides data analysis, and creates visualizations that are easily understood by consumers and other stakeholders in Colorado’s health insurance market.

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