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preexisting condition
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preexisting condition
[prē′iksis′ting]
Etymology: L, prae + existere, to have reality, conditio
any injury, disease, or disability that may have occurred at some time in the past and may predispose an individual to limited health in the future.

preexisting condition,
n in dentistry, the oral health condition of an enrollee that existed before his or her enrollment in a dental program.

preexisting condition
Health insurance An injury, illness or medical condition–eg, cancer, DM, HTN, mental disorder that a person had before a (new) health insurance policy becomes effective Traumatology A chronic medical condition encoded as a 2º diagnosis at the time of discharge from a hospital


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Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to confirm that qualifying adultBasic enrollees with pre-existing conditions be allowed to move immediately over to the PA Fair Care plan and retain health care coverage.
The report was issued by the Department of Health and Human Services just as lawmakers were poised to debate a Republican-backed bill that aims to repeal is stopping insurance companies from discriminating against Americans with pre-existing conditions and is giving us all more freedom and control over our health care decisions," said HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told ABC news.
Each company also had business plans that relied on using pre-existing conditions to limit the amount of money paid for medical claims, the committee said.
 
 
 
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