The Obamacare hot potato in Idaho – Vox

thepoliticalpatient:

Not two weeks after Idaho (illegally) announced that insurers can sell plans that discriminate against people with pre-existing conditions, Blue Cross has (illegally) taken them up on the offer.

The plans offered by Blue Cross…

  • Charge up to 50% higher to customers who have pre-existing conditions (illegal)
  • Can be denied to customers with pre-existing conditions who haven’t maintained continuous coverage (illegal)
  • Impose an annual cap on insurance holders (illegal)

Now we wait and see if the HHS feels like enforcing law or will just conveniently look the other way.

“I want to keep pre-existing conditions. I think we need it. I think it’s a modern age. And I think we have to have it.” Trump, Feb 2016

The Obamacare hot potato in Idaho – Vox