David Pakman
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Midweek Politics with David Pakman - Obesity and Preexisting Conditions in Healthcare Reform
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6:18Now PlayingThe current healthcare reform plan eliminates restriction on pre-existing conditions, except obesity, and we look at why that may, in effect, be the same as a pre-existing condition clause.
Broadcast on October 21, 2009
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Healthcare reform excludes obesity from pre-existing condition protections
Obesity exclusion discriminates against low-income and rural residents
Employers could use penalties to deny coverage to overweight workers
Obesity clause effectively reinstates pre-existing condition discrimination
Vague obesity definitions allow insurers to deny coverage arbitrarily
Retroactive obesity determinations could deny coverage for new illnesses
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