People With Pre-Existing Conditions Are Living In Fear Because Of The New Health Care Bill
Since the beginning of Donald Trump's campaign, he has not stopped mentioning how badly America needs to repeal and replace Obamacare. Now that he is the President of the United States, it seems like the fight to replace Obamacare, or the Affordable Care Act, has become a realistic feat more than it has ever been.
On May 4th, 2017 the GOP gathered enough votes to move a new health care bill forward to be voted on by the Senate. After this health care bill failed to gather enough Republican votes to be passed in the House of Representatives back in March of this year, Trump an his administration worked on a new version of the bill that would appeal to all factions of the Republican National Committee. This revision of the original bill includes two amendments. The first amendment this new health care bill is what is scaring the American people. The first amendment of this bill will allow states to increase premiums for people with pre-existing conditions.
With over 130 million Americans with pre-existing conditions, there is a fear of what is going to happen if the Senate passes this new health care bill. How high will the premiums go for people with pre-existing conditions? If you have a pre-existing condition, will you be able to get health insurance at all?
These are some of the questions that people like breast cancer survivor Carmen Bryant wants answers to. Now that Carmen is retired, she has a fear that if her insurance was to increase due to her having a pre-existing condition, she wouldn't be able to afford it with her pension. With this genuine fear looming over nearly a quarter of the American population, the only thing that people with pre-existing health conditions can do is wait to see what the future holds for them when the Senate goes to vote for the new health care bill in August.