With #IAmAPreExistingCondition, Americans Put Faces to 24 Million Who May Lose Health Coverage
Thousands took to Twitter to remind Republican lawmakers just who will lose coverage under the AHCA.
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast
Yesterday afternoon, the House narrowly pushed through the GOP’s Obamacare repeal bill, the American Health Care Act, or “Trumpcare.” If the bill passes in the Senate, roughly 24 million people could lose health coverage.
While President Trump and the Republicans celebrated with beer, Americans from the top of the hill to the bottom of the map, shared this anger and disapproval at the perceived heartlessness of the GOP. Under the terms of the bill, people with “pre-existing conditions” will face higher premiums and could lose their Obamacare coverage. These conditions include having been pregnant, being a survivor of sexual assault, type one diabetes, mental illness, and many, many more.
The trend #IAmAPreExistingCondition quickly spread across Twitter, as Americans sought to remind their lawmakers just who exactly the bill will affect.
From veterans to healthy HIV patients to survivors of domestic abuse, they shared their personal narratives on the incredible value of healthcare—and anger, too.
HIV+ for over 3 years and healthy as fuck.......until I lose my insurance and can't afford my meds, anyway. 🙃🙃🙃 #IAmAPreexistingCondition
— Let Him Eat Cakes (@angryblackhoemo) May 5, 2017
I'm a disabled veteran that suffers from PTSD#IAmAPreexistingCondition along with thousands of other veterans who suffer#Obamacare #AHCA pic.twitter.com/al9ar5QhoA
— Red T Raccoon (@RedTRaccoon) May 5, 2017
This pretty much affects everyone. It would be easier to list what *won't* qualify as a pre-existing condition #IAmAPreexistingCondition pic.twitter.com/V5iPMMvX6s
— Hannah Stein (@hannahjewcy) May 4, 2017
I've had asthma since I'm 7 months old. Must be because I wasn't living a "good life" for the first 6. #IAmAPreexistingCondition
— WEB (@WeeumBasha) May 4, 2017
Anxiety. Depression. Survivor of domestic abuse. I will be denied health care, but my attacker will keep his. #IAmAPreexistingCondition
— madison speer (@madisonspeer1) May 4, 2017
I survived cancer twice. I had a bone marrow transplant and take 7 medications daily to keep functioning. #IAmAPreexistingCondition
— Sean Kent (@seankent) May 5, 2017
Anxiety. Depression. Survivor of domestic abuse. I will be denied health care, but my attacker will keep his. #IAmAPreexistingCondition
— madison speer (@madisonspeer1) May 4, 2017
Cystic Fibrosis, Double Lung Tranplant, Diabetes, Stage 4 Lymphoma, father to this sweet boy, a human being #IAmAPreexistingCondition pic.twitter.com/P2kVcwyWmi
— Beth Oneto (@OnetoBeth) May 5, 2017
I have Parkinson's & #IamAPreExistingCondition. If the #AHCA isn't good enough for #GOP congress members, it's not good enough for voters.
— CJ Topher (@CJ_FightPD) May 5, 2017
My name is Alyssa Milano. I have anxiety disorder, 2 pregnancies, 2 c-sections and cystic acne. #IAmAPreexistingCondition pic.twitter.com/ywsmOSzxMD
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) May 5, 2017
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