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 ...
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