{"id":2802,"date":"2018-06-27T16:39:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T16:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/democrats.org\/blog\/2018\/06\/27\/pre-existing-condition-protections-are-the-top-health-issue-for-voters\/"},"modified":"2018-06-27T16:39:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-27T16:39:00","slug":"pre-existing-condition-protections-are-the-top-health-issue-for-voters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/pre-existing-condition-protections-are-the-top-health-issue-for-voters\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-existing Condition Protections Are The Top Health Issue For Voters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_7526060479978209821gmail-docs-internal-guid-3a2c0593-4217-ba4f-310a-c96c9ee4600c\">Voters say protections for people with pre-existing conditions, which the Trump administration is trying to eliminate, are the top health issue for them. Experts are speaking out and voters plan to hold Trump and Republicans accountable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_7526060479978209821gmail-docs-internal-guid-3a2c0593-4217-ba4f-310a-c96c9ee4600c\">Pre-existing condition protections is a top health issue for voters:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_7526060479978209821gmail-docs-internal-guid-3a2c0593-4217-ba4f-310a-c96c9ee4600c\"><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.kff.org\/health-costs\/poll-finding\/kaiser-health-tracking-poll-june-2018-campaigns-pre-existing-conditions-prescription-drug-ads\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1530204800399000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHR5QUGvvx14XeRAQmZ5N8sdTh3qw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/health-costs\/poll-finding\/kaiser-health-tracking-poll-june-2018-campaigns-pre-existing-conditions-prescription-drug-ads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">66 percent<\/a><\/span> of voters say a candidate&rsquo;s support for pre-existing condition protections is either the &ldquo;single most important factor&rdquo; or &ldquo;very important.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_7526060479978209821gmail-docs-internal-guid-3a2c0593-4217-ba4f-310a-c96c9ee4600c\">Support for pre-existing condition protections is the <\/span><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.kff.org\/health-costs\/poll-finding\/kaiser-health-tracking-poll-june-2018-campaigns-pre-existing-conditions-prescription-drug-ads\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1530204800399000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHR5QUGvvx14XeRAQmZ5N8sdTh3qw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/health-costs\/poll-finding\/kaiser-health-tracking-poll-june-2018-campaigns-pre-existing-conditions-prescription-drug-ads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">top health care issue<\/a> among Democratic and independent voters, and the second-highest issue among Republicans.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_7526060479978209821gmail-docs-internal-guid-3a2c0593-4217-ba4f-310a-c96c9ee4600c\">Here&rsquo;s what voters and experts across the country are saying:<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-left:36pt;\"><span id=\"m_7526060479978209821gmail-docs-internal-guid-3a2c0593-4217-ba4f-310a-c96c9ee4600c\">&ldquo;Without the insurance that I have <\/span>I would not be able to afford my insulin, I would not be able to afford the shot that I get every three weeks, it would be, literally, it would be a choice between eating and a roof over my head.&rdquo; &#8211;<a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/dncpress\/status\/1012004463618519046&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1530204800399000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHaP2PPsQK5tG_Vno3k0g7EBKgrBw\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dncpress\/status\/1012004463618519046\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Alaska resident<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-left:36pt;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-left:36pt;\"><span id=\"m_7526060479978209821gmail-docs-internal-guid-3a2c0593-4217-ba4f-310a-c96c9ee4600c\"><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/dncpress\/status\/1012004463618519046&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1530204800399000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHaP2PPsQK5tG_Vno3k0g7EBKgrBw\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dncpress\/status\/1012004463618519046\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/EAcNBQi6A98j-GrYo669kOYS0ior72BrcLXDE8kScvjIhXAq_apmqmWg1Dtk97OFHeT9s9_BadtlcJUIjPUJ3wIwTRPZxkqsBFikuNUWfBy3niJQ0jmGPZ_WwKnMEE1_YLAEDiAi.jpg\" style=\"border:none;\" width=\"433\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-left:36pt;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-left:36pt;\"><span id=\"m_7526060479978209821gmail-docs-internal-guid-3a2c0593-4217-ba4f-310a-c96c9ee4600c\">&ldquo;<\/span>Millions of people would be at risk for either having coverage denied, being charged a lot more money for their insurance, or having certain conditions excluded from coverage.&rdquo; &#8211; <a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/dncpress\/status\/1012004467158474752&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1530204800399000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFE5gRwoah1IKJoou-wAwH1tOu0Ww\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dncpress\/status\/1012004467158474752\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Katie Martin, former HHS Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-left:36pt;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-left:36pt;\"><span id=\"m_7526060479978209821gmail-docs-internal-guid-3a2c0593-4217-ba4f-310a-c96c9ee4600c\"><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/dncpress\/status\/1012004467158474752&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1530204800399000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFE5gRwoah1IKJoou-wAwH1tOu0Ww\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dncpress\/status\/1012004467158474752\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ry0j2e4P1B6H64i5V6uBkV3Z6blPq13fRnJL8LTW6MEdfvNDknidNKnZCOHLA-u4Yg22q8927rI2cwRHiYPD7vam43SVGnzxPqD35pxk5f5Me3MK1eC-1GWe0fFA9aRGgqbjHET.jpg\" style=\"border:none;\" width=\"447\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-left:36pt;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-left:36pt;\"><span id=\"m_7526060479978209821gmail-docs-internal-guid-3a2c0593-4217-ba4f-310a-c96c9ee4600c\">&ldquo;<\/span>It only serves to really destabilize the entire market.&rdquo; &#8211; <a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/dncpress\/status\/1012004470673362944&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1530204800400000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEb3eDoZoQa9zulcEZIO16vwckLGg\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dncpress\/status\/1012004470673362944\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Douglas Wood, President-elect of the Minnesota Medical Association<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-left:36pt;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-left:36pt;\"><span id=\"m_7526060479978209821gmail-docs-internal-guid-3a2c0593-4217-ba4f-310a-c96c9ee4600c\"><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/dncpress\/status\/1012004470673362944&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1530204800400000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEb3eDoZoQa9zulcEZIO16vwckLGg\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dncpress\/status\/1012004470673362944\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ccQMy5MUYPFLMAq7hI1-2S1aoB1eQB1qNxiV74jRayj0xTcqNc4KPVWEBpiHBMN_ttOiup2Cp5NzfiVU8F4-D7vvD5KKMLDnLNe0FDeqg-ki3Axot4Ur3_MQJmOgqZdggsecWFnV.jpg\" style=\"border:none;\" width=\"455\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voters say protections for people with pre-existing conditions, which the Trump administration is trying to eliminate, are the top health issue for them. Experts are speaking out and voters plan to hold Trump and Republicans accountable. &nbsp; Pre-existing condition protections is a top health issue for voters: &nbsp; 66 percent of voters say a candidate&rsquo;s <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pre-existing Condition Protections Are The Top Health Issue For Voters - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/pre-existing-condition-protections-are-the-top-health-issue-for-voters\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-06-27T16:39:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/EAcNBQi6A98j-GrYo669kOYS0ior72BrcLXDE8kScvjIhXAq_apmqmWg1Dtk97OFHeT9s9_BadtlcJUIjPUJ3wIwTRPZxkqsBFikuNUWfBy3niJQ0jmGPZ_WwKnMEE1_YLAEDiAi.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/pre-existing-condition-protections-are-the-top-health-issue-for-voters\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/pre-existing-condition-protections-are-the-top-health-issue-for-voters\/\",\"name\":\"Pre-existing Condition Protections Are The Top Health Issue For Voters - 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