
Puncturing Myths about the U.S. Welfare State
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The Problem of Pre Existing Conditions
You've written a report recently on what's called continuous renewable coverage, arguing that could fix what's ailing the american system of employer provided health insurance. What is that proposal in and why, in your view, would it help? Well, the m the prime problem, i think we can understand maybe by thinking, if we have to calting our mind back to the affordable caract and the abomaca debate. It was this issue of pre existing conditions that came up. And what the abome administration did with that legislation, and congress did without legislation, was really to say the insurers had to cover people with pre existing conditions at the same price for the same premiums as people
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