Not just cancer patients but anyone with a serious medical problem that could end their life.
Look what Democrats have waiting for you. If you can go from bad to dead, you get no coverage, unless you beat the odds. However, by then it's too late.
Isn't that rationing? Or worse!
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WASHINGTON - You're afraid your cancer is back, and a health insurance company just turned you down.
Under the health care bills in Congress, you could apply for coverage through a new high-risk pool that President Barack Obama promises would immediately start serving patients with pre-existing medical problems.
Wait a second. Read the fine print. You may have to be uninsured for six months to qualify.
Health Care Reform Assumes Millions Would Pay Fine Rather Than Get Coverage
"If you are a cancer patient and have cancer now, you can't wait six months to go into a plan because your condition can go from bad to death," said Stephen Finan, a policy expert with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. He called the waiting period in the Senate bill "unacceptable."
