WASHINGTON – A loophole in the Senate health care bill would let insurance companies place annual dollar limits on medical care for people struggling with costly illnesses such as cancer.Adding to the confusion, the language is tucked away in a clause of the bill captioned “No lifetime or annual limits.” Advocates for patients say it fails to deliver on that promise.
“The primary purpose of insurance is to protect people against catastrophic loss,” said Stephen Finan, a policy expert with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. “If you put a limit on benefits, by definition it’s going to affect people who are dealing with catastrophic loss.”
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