McCaskill: Coverage for pre-existing conditions under attack

(From Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-MO)

There's no question in my mind: the biggest issue in this country right now is healthcare.

Missourians want to know what we're we doing to relieve their anxiety about increasing prices, and anxiety as to whether or not they'll be able to get insurance for their kids.

Well -- I don't have good news. Right now, Republican Attorneys General and Governors across the country -- in twenty different states -- are working to strip healthcare protections and access for countless Americans -- including more than one million Missourians.

They want to go back to the bad old days, when insurance companies could deny people healthcare coverage just because they'd dared to be sick before or had a chronic disease.

That's shocking -- and I'm fighting back. I'm leading some of my Senate colleagues in introducing a resolution that would authorize Senate Legal Counsel to intervene in this lawsuit -- and defend those important protections for people with preexisting conditions.

Some examples of Missourians who could no longer be covered if the lawsuit is successful?

Kids born with cystic fibrosis.
Cancer survivors.
Those with chronic back pain, high-blood pressure, and hundreds of other conditions.

More than one MILLION Missourians with pre-existing conditions could be left out in the cold if this suit is successful.

This lawsuit would leave countless Americans with pre-existing conditions out in the cold. I know that's wrong -- and I'm committed to fighting tooth and nail to prevent that from happening.

We can't go back. We can't return to the days where insurance companies were allowed to deny coverage to kids born with cystic fibrosis. We can't let them take coverage from families across the country.
I'm standing squarely with Missourians who want these critical protections to remain in place.