Health Insurance - Pre-existing Condition

White Dove
on 11/11/16 8:36 pm - Warren, OH

Just for anyone who does not know, if the laws are changed and insurance can once again be denied due to pre-existing conditions, most of us have one.

Four years ago I needed to purchase health insurance. I was denied because of my pre-existing condition which is weight loss surgery. The policy I finally found was $1,300 a month for a single 64 year old woman.

If I had not have had surgery, it would have been about $700.00 per month buying on my own.

Real life begins where your comfort zone ends

peachpie
on 11/12/16 1:54 am - Philadelphia, PA

RNY on 04/28/15

This is scary. I can't think of a person who doesn't have a preexisting condition. My family and I toyed with moving, but now I feel it's too risky to give up my gov't job and low cost/full coverage health coverage. I'm staying put till some grass grows under Trumps feet.

5'6.5" High weight:337 Lowest weight:193/31 BMI: Goal: 195-205/31-32 BMI

White Dove
on 11/12/16 2:26 am - Warren, OH

RNY on 10/16/07

My experience was in 2012. Under Obamacare, they cannot deny you or charge exorbitant rates for pre-existing conditions.

President-elect Trump has said he will replace Obamacare with a health savings account. How good are you at saving? My open heart surgery this year was $200,000.

This is a good time to hang onto good insurance if you have it.

Real life begins where your comfort zone ends

ttfan
on 11/12/16 2:57 am

RNY on 08/15/16

I just was watching the news and Trump said he would be keeping parts of the Obama care insurance, we will just have to wait and see

High weight 335,Surgery weight 293.5,

M1- 24.5 lb,. M2 14, M3-9.5, M4- 7.5, M5- 6.5

ttfan
on 11/12/16 4:07 am

RNY on 08/15/16

Watch 60 minutes Sunday night, Trump says that he is going to keep pre-conditions! Just saw it on Fox news

High weight 335,Surgery weight 293.5,

M1- 24.5 lb,. M2 14, M3-9.5, M4- 7.5, M5- 6.5

White Dove
on 11/12/16 6:09 am - Warren, OH

RNY on 10/16/07

I hope that he has a plan that takes care of people's needs.

Real life begins where your comfort zone ends

catwoman7
on 11/12/16 10:24 am

RNY on 06/03/15

me too. I've been worried about this...

RNY 06/03/15 by Michael Garren (Madison, WI)

HW: 373 SW: 316 GW: 150 LW: 138 CW: 163

Laura in Texas
on 11/12/16 4:57 am

RNY on 09/17/08

No one knows what will happen to health insurance. I am hoping any changes made will help everyone, especially people like me who now have to pay a lot more for my family's health insurance.

This probably would have been a better reminder BEFORE the election. From the numbers I am seeing, over 40% of people eligible to vote did not vote. This is the lowest voter turn-out since 1996. That makes me sad.

Laura in Texas

53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)

RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis

brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco

"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."