doesn t cover insulin. i m a woman, i d like maternity care. we re going to write you a policy, it just doesn t cover ma teer maternt care. you ought to be able to get coverage that includes coverage for your condition but the waiver of essential health benefits allows states to write you a policy that doesn t even cover the condition that you have and that s why the bill flunks the kimmel test and everybody with a pre-existing condition is scared to death about what this bill would mean. i want to give you an argument which is that in order to get the waiver, the state has to certify that people have access to affordable care. that s what you saw senator cassidy talking about. do you think that essentially won t mean anything when implemented? chris hayes, a state would say that and then it would be up to tom price, who hates the affordable care act, who hates medicaid, who is against all of
a waiver would have to ensure that those with pre-existing conditions would have access to adequate and affordable coverage. senator tim kaine was the democratic vice presidential candidate in 2016. so you saw your colleagues call this idea that there s now protections for folks with pre-existing conditions garbage. are they right? chris, this does not protect people with pre-existing conditions and that s one of the three horrible aspects of the graham/cassidy bill. let s talk about it. they are saying, no, we protect you. but states get the right to waive essential health benefits which right now they cannot waive. they have to be provided. so you could basically get a policy written on somebody with diabetes. we can get you a policy but it doesn t cover insulin. i m a woman, i d like maternity care.