By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services via PinalCentral
A House panel agreed Tuesday to provide some protections for Arizonans with pre-existing health conditions if the U.S. Supreme Court voids the federal Affordable Care Act.
But that doesn’t mean it will be affordable.
Sen. J.D. Mesnard, R-Chandler, told members of the House Commerce Committee that there is fairly broad agreement across the political spectrum that people should not be denied health insurance because they have some underlying condition or ailment. And that is a key provision of what has become known as ObamaCare.
Only thing is, the Trump administration is trying to void the federal law as illegal.
So SB 1397 says if that happens between now and June 30, 2023, Arizona would have its own similar provision in state law.
