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Originally Posted by kane
Supposedly Obamacare makes it illegal for insurance companies to put lifetime caps on policies. Most polices now have a cap and if you have something terrible happen you could hit that cap and they won't cover anything beyond that. Those caps are gone so, supposedly, your policy will cover all of your care even if you have to stay in the hospital for a year.
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Now that you mention that I do believe that is one of the promises made. Don't get me wrong, I like most Americans believed the insurance industry needed some new rules to live by. However, just about every good aspect of ObamaCare could have been legislated without creating the countless number of government agencies created and the micro-management of allowed services and medications (aka death panels) which is a reality the Democrats continue to deny in fear of a deserved back-lash.
In fact, HHS already took quick action to stop distribution of an expensive breast cancer drug under Medicare soon after the agency was formed. HHS also had to give a waiver to allow for a transplant operation in a young girl. So there is a death panel comprised of non-doctors and a Quality Score that determines what procedures and medications are allowed based on patient's age.
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