Manchin hosts roundtable on pre-existing conditions

[TexasTowelie]

Health care, for many Americans, is personal.

Nearly every comment made Monday morning at a Beckley roundtable on pre-existing conditions began with a personal anecdote.

One man discussed how his premiums have risen since he's grown older. Another man talked about the costs of coverage for his wife's Crohn's disease. One woman said one round of chemo for her daughter is $100,000.

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., heard these accounts and many others during the roundtable, hosted at the Raleigh County Commission on Aging. Behind Manchin stood four poster boards with a list of a number of pre-existing conditions, from acne and asthma to high cholesterol and heart conditions.

Twenty U.S. Attorneys General filed a lawsuit earlier this year arguing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, is unconstitutional after the elimination of the individual mandate penalty. Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it would no longer defend the suit.

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