Date: 3 Apr 2008 03:55 am (UTC)
firecat: damiel from wings of desire tasting blood on his fingers. text "i has a flavor!" (0)
From: [personal profile] firecat
It takes but the stroke of a policy pen to create a waist measurement above a certain number to be a "pre-existing condition" and then poof, no healthcare unless you pay through the nose for it.

In the US there is in fact such a pre-existing condition - it's a BMI higher than a certain number. Which makes about as much sense as a waist size, in terms of predicting current future health problems.

So far if you belong to a large enough company you can still get coverage if you have a BMI higher than 30, but forget it if you belong to a small company or try to get individual coverage.
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