Do you or someone you know have anxiety, depression, cancer, asthma, diabetes, heart disease? These are some of the most common pre-existing conditions, which prior to 2014 insurance companies could refuse to cover. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), insurance companies can no longer deny someone coverage or charge them more...
This Q&A report explores the history of coverage for people with pre-existing conditions, the protections provided by the ACA, and the current threats to that coverage from policymakers and political leaders in Wisconsin and at the federal level.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is under continued attack from the Trump administration, and the latest assault threatens coverage of preexisting conditions and the viability of the subsidized health insurance Marketplace—unless states intervene to protect their residents.
President Trump recently declared “Obamacare dead,” yet despite numerous attacks from his administration and opponents in Congress, the Affordable Care Act keeps on ticking. It seems Trump can’t kill the ACA, but he is making it more and more expensive.
Written by Jon Peacock, Research Director and William Parke-Sutherland, Health Policy Outreach Coordinator PDF of this report During the past year, Congress and the Trump administration have tried multiple times to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Those efforts ultimately failed, and public sentiment regarding the health care...
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