A new analysis estimates that there's not nearly enough money appropriated in the bill to help people with preexisting conditions pay for their care. The $23 billion “specifically allocated” in the AHCA to help individuals with preexisting conditions will cover only 110,000 individuals. In California alone, there are 301,000 people with preexisting conditions in the individual insurance market, Avalere said. There are 2.2 million people who buy individual coverage today with preexisting conditions, and many of them bought coverage under the ACA. Opposition is already emerging to the legislation passed by the House, specifically related to the lack of protections for those with preexisting conditions.

Source: Forbes May 04, 2017 18:21 UTC