Discrimination by Insurers Likely Even With Reform, Experts Say

Economic Pressure Could Give Rise to New Biases Against Prior Conditions

Any health-care overhaul that Congress and President Obama enact is likely to have as its centerpiece a fundamental reform: Insurers would not be allowed to reject individuals or charge them higher premiums based on their medical history.

But simply banning medical discrimination would not necessarily remove it from the equation, economists and health-care analysts say.

If insurers are prohibited from openly rejecting people with ... Full Story »

Posted by Fabrice Florin - via Patrick Ruffini, Tom Friedman, Huffington Post (Health Care)

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by Fabrice Florin - Oct. 4, 2009

Thoughtful report about the likelihood that insurance companies could still cherry-pick who they insure, despite the health care bill's proposed ban on discrimination. This article provides good factual evidence, citing a number of health care experts to identify possible loopholes that insurers might use to get around any new regulations.

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