ObamaCare: Half of All Americans Under 65 Have Pre-Existing Conditions
President Obama and Democrats are all smiles with passage of ObamaCare legislation
As many as 129 million Americans under age 65 have medical problems that are red flags for health insurers, according to an analysis that marks the government’s first attempt to quantify the number of people at risk of being rejected by insurance companies or paying more for coverage.
The secretary of health and human services released the study on Tuesday, hours before the House plans to begin considering a Republican bill that would repeal the new law to overhaul the health-care system.
A vote is expected on Wednesday. But while Republicans may muscle through a repeal bill in the House, its prospects are slimmer in the Senate, where Democrats andindependents will enjoy a 53-47 majority.
The new report is part of the Obama administration’s salesmanship to convince the public of the advantages of the law, which contains insurance protections for people with preexisting medical conditions.
Republicans immediately disparaged the analysis as “public relations.” An insurance industry spokesman acknowledged that sick people can have trouble buying insurance on their own but said the analysis overstates the problem.
Regardless, when the true costs of ObamaCare are known to the economy, Americans will support repeal and replacement.
If the economy remains mired with high unemplpyment because employers will not add workers due to the fear of increasing health care costs for their newly hired emplpyees, voters will say good bye to Obama and his health care reform plan in 2012.