claim: because of the new health care law, "17 million kids can no longer be denied for a pre-existing condition."
author: barack obama
evidence_1: feb 11, 2013 ... baldwin also cited a u.s. department of health and human services analysis, the same one obama cited in march 2012 when he said that because of the reform law, "17 million kids can no longer be denied because of a pre-existing condition." politifact national rated his statement mostly false.
evidence_2: translating these percentages into numbers of people, there are 4 to 17 million children under age 18 with some type of pre-existing condition. already, due to the new health reform law, insurers cannot deny coverage to children under the age of 19 based on a pre-existing condition – a protection that would be revoked ...
evidence_3: may 3, 2017 ... republicans are overstating the protections included in a bill to replace the affordable care act, and democrats are exaggerating how many people would be affected. ... with pre-existing conditions. “up to 17 million children who have pre-existing conditions can no longer be denied coverage by insurers.”.
evidence_4: apr 28, 2017 ... insurance companies can rule that any test, diagnosis or preventive measure can be considered a pre-existing condition. why? they're in business to reduce risk. prior to the aca, 47 percent of those with pre-existing conditions who sought private insurance were either denied coverage, charged a higher ...
evidence_5: thanks to the affordable care act, americans are already seeing lower costs and stronger coverage: 105 million americans have had a lifetime limit on their coverage eliminated. up to 17 million children who have pre-existing conditions can no longer be denied coverage by insurers. 2.5 million additional young adults up ...