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Re:Top US corporations raising prices on Americans even as p... by jleyank on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @11:54AM (#31181586)
Being pregnant was a pre-existing condition before ACA, forcing people to carry COBRA for the length of the pregnancy and some more time to allow for complications. Or, you could not switch work until the child was 3-6months old.
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Re:Top US corporations raising prices on Americans even as p... by anamax on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @01:46PM (#31183321)
I'm having trouble seeing why encouraging women to maintain health insurance throughout pregnancy is a bad thing.

Same with chronic problems.

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Re:Top US corporations raising prices on Americans even as p... by jleyank on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @02:24PM (#31183812)
Maintaining health insurance is fine. Maintaining the original one from the former employer is expensive. The ACA requires the new work-provided insurance to accept the pregnancy. Avoids carrying two insurances.
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Re:Top US corporations raising prices on Americans even as p... by anamax on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @03:26PM (#31184617)
The "if you were covered, it's not a pre-existing condition" rule when switching providers was the law in various states, including CA, before ACA.

Did those states see the predicted effects?

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