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Preexisting condition

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-002627

A health condition for which a person received medical advice or treatment before enrolling in a new health insurance plan. Historically, insurers often excluded coverage for these conditions or imposed waiting periods. Under the Affordable Care Act in the United States, most health plans cannot deny coverage or charge more due to preexisting conditions.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-002627
FieldInsurance and risk management
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-INS-002627",
  "term": "Preexisting condition",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "A health condition for which a person received medical advice or treatment before enrolling in a new health insurance plan. Historically, insurers often excluded coverage for these conditions or imposed waiting periods. Under the Affordable Care Act in the United States, most health plans cannot deny coverage or charge more due to preexisting conditions.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/preexisting-condition/"
}

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