Assembly approved pre-existing conditions bill; Evers says doesn’t go far enough
The Assembly today passed a bill that would provide state protections to those with pre-existing conditions after adding an amendment GOP authors said “mirrors” the Affordable Care Act’s protections to bar annual and lifetime caps. Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz slammed the legislation, which cleared 76-19 on a bipartisan vote after four hours of debate, as “a Band-Aid at best.” “You can’t say you support repealing the ACA, you can’t say you support staying in the lawsuit to repeal the Affordable Care Act, but then come here and campaign and say, ‘but we support protecting pre-existing conditions,’” said Hintz, who