Yes. Not having health insurance can kill you.
Republicans are promising that they care about pre-existing conditions. But you if you have a pre-existing condition, you should be freaking out. As a practicing physician for going on nearly 50 years now, I often feel like that auto insurance company that says “We know a thing or two because we have seen a thing or two.” After years of dealing with people who are insured, people who are uninsured and health insurance companies, I know that having real, comprehensive coverage can mean the difference between life and death. A few years back, one Republican Congressman – speaking about the impact of GOP legislation that would have drastically cut Medicard- defend the plan he supported by stating, “Nobody dies because they don’t have access to health care.” That false assurance has been widely debunked by people who actually report on health reform or work in healthcare. But that hasn’t stopped critics of the Affordable Care Act from continuing to promise “Relax. We’ve got