I did a quick search and came up with this ...
ObamaCare eliminates pre-existing conditions starting 2014. No more pre-existing conditions means you can’t be denied coverage, charged more, or denied treatment based on health status. Considering in 1 in 2 Americans has a health condition that qualifies as a pre-existing condition ObamaCare doing away with pre-existing conditions is a big deal.
ObamaCare means no more pre-existing conditions: Being sick or having been sick in the past can no longer can keep you from coverage.
What Does ObamaCare Do For Sick People?
If your currently sick, or have been sick in the past the Affordable Care Act, ObamaCare, is a big deal. Let’s take a quick look at some of the key provisions that ensure that people with preexisting conditions get the help they need:
• Insurance companies can’t deny coverage or charge more for people with preexisting conditions
• Insurance companies can no longer deny you for any reason other than fraud.
• Insurance companies can’t put lifetime or annual dollar limits on Essential Health Benefits which include screenings, preventions, and treatments for most life threatening sickness such as cancer.
• All plans cover free wellness and preventive services. There is no longer a reason to put off doctor visits meaning early detection will help stop sickness before it starts and early treatments will help treat people before its too late.
• Subsidies are available for those who make less than 400% of the Federal Poverty Level. This helps to make both premium costs and out-of-pocket costs more affordable.
Note: The benefits, rights, and protections offered to those with preexisting conditions only apply to plans that have to comply with the ACA. If your plan was issued before 2014 and would have faced cancellation in 2014 but the “fix” to keep your plan until 2015 was put in place it may be exempt from any or all of the above.
http://obamacarefacts.com/pre-existing-conditions.php
It would appear that someone’s story here — is not true.
I don’t know what the full story is. However, the issue with pre-existing conditions is different from the issue with approved treatments.
The pre-existing condition problem would apply if you had, say cancer, and then got insured, and wanted treatment for the disease you had before you got insured.
The approved treatment issue is IPAB or “death panel” related. They could say that if you’ve ever had condition (a) (in this case heart problems), that treatment (b) (in this case chemo) isn’t cost effective because it’s unlikely to prolong your life.
That might be what is going on here. The ACA may be more generous about pre-existing conditions, but stingier on what types of treatments it covers.
So who do you believe-- a pastor, or a website shilling for the government?
Obamacare will cover pre-existing conditions...PERIOD!
This is about gross coverage eligibility, not about treatment protocols.