Originally Posted by bossku69

ANYTHING you have is a pre-existing condition. my guess is probably 70% or more have some type of condition, but won't say anything when getting new insurance because of the fear of paying more.

stupid IMO

couple of years ago I changed heath insurance companies but there was a lag in coverage because Atena took their sweet ass time getting their shit together. However, about 4 months later I had some slight pain in my lower right side and thought I had a kidney infection.

I went to the doctor, they took some blood tests and found it was fine and not sure what was causing the problem. However, Atena refused to pay because they claimed it was a "pre-existing condition" and I would not have any coverage on that going forward.

WTF? this is why America is fucked. Private insurance companies getting to do and say what they want.