claim: pregnant women trying to buy health insurance on their own are barred from maternity coverage because they have a "pre-existing condition."
author: j. james rohack
evidence_1: aug 18, 2009 ... "in the united states, if a woman's pregnant and on the individual market (and)  tries to get health insurance, that's called a pre-existing condition . ... or hipaa,  people in this category can obtain a plan that covers their pre-existing condition  once they have exhausted their old employer's coverage under the ...
evidence_2: if you're pregnant when you apply, an insurance plan can't reject you or charge  you more because of your pregnancy. once you're enrolled, your pregnancy and  childbirth are covered from the day your plan starts. if you have a 2017 health  plan & give birth or adopt after you enrolled: your child's birth or adoption  qualifies ...
evidence_3: may 5, 2017 ... from acne to pregnancy, here's every 'preexisting condition' that could get you  denied insurance under trump's new healthcare bill. lydia ramsey. may 5, 2017 , 3:27 ... the bill now heads to the senate. republican senators have signaled  they would scrap the ahca and come up with a bill of their own.
evidence_4: may 5, 2017 ... some insurance plans also included pregnancy as a preexisting condition, which —contra the current pop narrative—did not mean that any woman who ... victims  can get sexual infection medication covered (if they're willing to talk about the  rape to strangers) but people who have consensual sex can't?
evidence_5: dec 12, 2016 ... at any given time, the vast majority of these approximately 52 million people with  declinable pre-existing conditions have coverage through an employer or  through public programs like medicaid. the individual market is where people  seek health insurance during times in their lives when they lack eligibility ...