preexisting conditions

Mary Lou Retton performs on the balance beam in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Last week, she said she couldn't afford health insurance and owes big hospital bills after a serious illness.

Health & Safety

Mary Lou Retton's health insurance explanation sparks some mental gymnastics

9:07pm January 12, 2024

by Julie Appleby

The gold-medal gymnast, who is recovering from a lengthy hospital stay, shouldn't have been denied coverage for preexisting conditions under current laws.

People stand in line for early voting at the John F. Kennedy Library on Oct. 27 in Hialeah, Fla.

More Than Politics On The Line For Voters With Preexisting Conditions

11:40pm November 02, 2020

by Will Stone

As many as 130 million Americans have a preexisting health condition. Protections for those patients under the Affordable Care Act have become a campaign issue in races up and down the ballot.

President Trump has promised at campaign rallies to protect patients with preexisting conditions, but he has not explained how he plans to do that.

Health & Safety

If The ACA Falls, Protecting Preexisting Conditions Could Be Harder Than It Sounds

12:20pm October 27, 2020

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Though the Trump administration is trying to dismantle the Affordable Care Act in court, it's vowed that people with health problems will still be able to get insured. Here's why that could be tricky.

Student demonstrators cheered in 2015 outside the Supreme Court after learning that the high court had upheld the Affordable Care Act as law of the land. But Republican foes of the federal health law are still working to have it struck down.

Stakes High For Democrats And Republicans In Bid To Rush ACA To Supreme Court

5:00am January 08, 2020

by Julie Rovner

Both sides say they want the high court to quickly weigh in on a case that could invalidate the federal health law. Whatever the court decides will likely have consequences in 2020 elections.

2020 Affordable Care Act Health Plans: What's New

2:04pm November 21, 2019

by Shefali Luthra

ACA plans for 2020 are cheaper than last year — premiums lower, on average. And in some areas, people who qualify for federal subsidies could end up with no monthly payment. But read the fine print.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and her colleagues are touting legislation to close the gender pay gap — a proposal they promised to address during the 2018 midterms.

House Democrats Play Catch-Up On Agenda After Shutdown

9:26am February 04, 2019

by Kelsey Snell

Democrats say they plan to follow through on the campaign pledges to protect health care and close the gender pay gap. With the shutdown over, they plan to push legislation and prove they can govern.

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Demonstrators held signs outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC on June 26, 2018 while Democratic leaders called on the Trump administration to uphold the preexisting conditions provision of the Affordable Care Act. Now the issue may be decided in cour

What's At Stake In The Latest Affordable Care Act Court Battle

11:33am September 04, 2018

by Julie Rovner

On Wednesday, a federal judge in Texas will hear arguments from Republicans who want him to strike down the health law and from Democrats who say the law is constitutional and should stay in place.