Health Care, ‘Pre-existing Conditions,’ In Spotlight
about almost anything, and his answer sidles over to "pre-existing conditions."
Why did he vote to preserve the Affordable Care Act? To protect people with pre-existing conditions.
Why did he vote against the
Why did he vote to confirm Justice
"With respect to any cases that may come before him impacting the 800,000 West Virginians with pre-existing conditions,
Since the implementation of the ACA, commonly known as Obamacare, insurance providers cannot deny coverage to people with pre-existing health conditions, and cannot charge them higher rates than those without.
Manchin, who is running for re-election against state Attorney General
In
With the ACA came the expansion of Medicaid to 138 percent of the federal poverty level. In
The Medicaid dependence goes even deeper in poorer pockets of the state. Of
According to
In short: West Virginians are older, poorer and sicker than most of the country.
"Whatever health statistic you look at, we're at the very bottom. You can look at literally everything: disabilities, cancer rate, heart conditions, diabetes, these are all conditions that once you have them, they will be with you for the rest of your life," said
"One of the most dramatic differences that the ACA created is this common perception about pre-existing conditions. Not too long ago, less than a decade ago, we had people be denied for pre-existing conditions all the time. We knew about this, but everybody was kind of OK about it. And now we have the ACA, and the entire political landscape has shifted."
Morrisey first won statewide office in 2012, and won re-election in 2016 by 10 points. Given President
Even Trump gets in on pre-existing conditions. At a recent Morrisey campaign event in
"I will always fight for and always protect patients with pre-existing conditions, you have to do it," he said. "Some people think that's not a Republican thing to do, I don't care. And guess what - all of the
From both his campaign and official office, Manchin repeatedly invokes pre-existing conditions and Morrisey's signing onto a lawsuit seeking to repeal the ACA through the judicial branch.
That lawsuit, led by the
Morrisey has said he would vote to repeal the ACA and has sued the federal government over the law in the past, as well. Manchin's campaign has banked on the popularity of the ACA, taking out expensive ad buys centered on Manchin shooting the lawsuit with a rifle.
"Now the threat is
Morrisey has denied Manchin's claim that he's attacking people with pre-existing conditions and has criticized Manchin for voting to protect the ACA. However, he has not offered any specific policy in lieu of the ACA, and did not respond to interview requests to discuss as much.
"There is no debate that we must help those with pre-existing conditions," Morrisey said in a
A host of different groups representing physicians and patients have criticized the lawsuit.
Health care premiums have steadily increased both before and after implementation of the ACA. Haeder said reasons for this are twofold. For one, put simply, health care goods and services have climbed in price annually.
According to a
"A lot of that is because the insurance you had previously was really, really crappy, and if you had ever gotten really, really sick, you'd have noticed how crappy that insurance is," he said.
Following the lead from the top of their ticket,
Democrats
Ojeda is running against state Delegate
Both Fershee and Sergent are running against Republican incumbents - Reps.
"It gets back to health care and who wants you to have it and who doesn't," Sergent said. "What we're seeing is that this is an issue that bypasses any partisan affiliation because this really affects people's lives and they are concerned about it. That's why we're talking about it, because it's important."
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