What can I say. Some of us have warned that the democrats’ plans for health reform will ration care and result in long waiting lists. Who knew they’d write it into their bill. Way to go, Nancy and Harry!
You’re afraid your cancer is back, and a health insurance company just turned you down.Under the health care bills in Congress, you could apply for coverage through a new high-risk pool that President Barack Obama promises would immediately start serving patients with pre-existing medical problems.
Wait a second. Read the fine print. You may have to be uninsured for six months to qualify.
“If you are a cancer patient and have cancer now, you can’t wait six months to go into a plan because your condition can go from bad to death,” said Stephen Finan, a policy expert with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. He called the waiting period in the Senate bill “unacceptable.”
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