Everybody will eventually have a pre-existing condition.

When I had to go it alone in the robust health insurance “free” market 20 years ago, I was denied by every insurer I applied to because - wait for it - I was on medication for high blood pressure.

Yup, that’s all it took to get a denial back in the good old days.

Fortunately I was able to get a guaranteed issue policy because the evil old government said I had to be offered it if I was coming off a COBRA policy.

So they did, at the maximum deductible and 400% of the regular price.

I’ve been fortunate in that I was able to afford this coverage for 20 years. Most wouldn’t be able to.

During that time, my premiums went up around 10% a year, except on age milestones when they went up 20%+, and deductibles were added where none had been before.

But this is the world the GOP wants to return us to, sans the guaranteed issue part.

Fuckers.