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| https://web.archive.org/web/20140221034507/http://www.baldwin.senate.gov/blog/this-is-the-affordable-care-act-no-longer-be-denied-due-to-pre-existing-conditions | This is the Affordable Care Act: No longer be denied due to pre-existing conditions | 2013-12-12 | 2013 | 2013-12 | Democrat | House | WI | Tammy Baldwin | B001230 | web.archive.org | legacy | Thursday, December 12, 2013 This is the Affordable Care Act: No longer be denied due to pre-existing conditions Before the Affordable Care Act, more than a third of people who shopped for health insurance in the individual market were turned down or charged more because of a pre-existing condition. Today, almost 2.5 million non-elderly Wisconsinites have some type of pre-existing health condition, including over 300,000 children. And now because of the ACA, they have protections that they didn’t have before and can’t be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. Here's the story of one Wisconsin family: Steven J., from Grand Chute contacted my office recently to tell me that his young, 27- year old daughter with a pre-existing condition has finally been able to purchase private insurance thanks to the ACA. When she was 14 she contracted food poisoning and had severe complications that eventually developed into gall bladder disease and other conditions. Due to these pre-existing conditions, she has been unable to purchase a health insurance plan on the market, and all of her life decisions have been driven by her need to be a full-time student to stay on her father’s healthcare plan. She finished school a year ago and is a successful freelance musician. Without the ACA, she would have to take a position outside of her field in order to have a healthcare plan under an employer. But now because of the Affordable Care Act she is able to continue with her career and pursue her dreams. She recently enrolled in her own plan on Healthcare.gov with a national provider network. Her parents have been worrying about their daughter getting her own insurance for 13 years, but can now rest easy and are thankful for the ACA. There are hard working families across our country that now have the peace of mind knowing they will have the quality health care coverage they want and need. In the United States of America, health care should be a right guaranteed to all, not a privilege reserved for the few. That vision has guided us for decades and now that vision is written into law. Click here, to find out more about how you can #GetCovered. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |