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Opinion: Coverage for pre-existing conditions lives on, even though the Affordable Care Act seemed doomed

Americans have broadly embraced a national obligation to insure the elderly, the poor, and the disabled. We've now added the sick to this list.
Demonstrators hold signs as Democratic leaders speak with reporters outside the U.S. Capitol in June in Washington. Democrats were calling on the administration to change its policy regarding the pre-existing conditions provisions of the ACA.

The most enduring legacy of the Affordable Care Act may be emerging now in midterm races across the country, and our health care system may never be the same.

For the first time in our history, Americans are agreeing that even if you are sick you should be able to find private health insurance coverage you can afford. Not only do now think it should be illegal for insurance companies to deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, but both political parties have embraced

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