GOP Bill and Sexual Assault
Q: Are sexual assault and rape preexisting conditions under the GOP health bill?
A: No. The bill doesn’t identify any preexisting conditions, and it says insurers can’t deny coverage to individuals who have them. But insurers could charge more for medical conditions in certain cases.
FULL QUESTION
Would rape be considered a preexisting condition under the GOP’s new health care bill?
FULL ANSWER
House Republicans’ American Health Care Act does not say that sexual assault, rape, domestic violence or any other act or illness is a preexisting condition. States and insurance companies would be the ones to decide what constitutes a preexisting condition. And nearly all states have laws prohibiting insurance discrimination for domestic and/or sexual violence.
Questions from our readers, that recalled when insurers could decline to offer insurance, or could charge more, to individuals with costly medical conditions.
