Yes, in most states pregnancy is considered a pre-existing medical condition, and applicants for individual or family health insurance can be declined coverage if they're currently pregnant. In addition, some states allow health insurance companies to include clauses in newly issued policies that prevent them from being liable for any costs resulting from a pregnancy that occurs within the first year of coverage.
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A thyroid condition can present some challenges when a woman is trying to get pregnant. However if a woman's doctor(s) are aware of her preexisting thyroid condition going into pregnancy, this will aid in the management of the condition during pregnancy and postpartum.
If your shoulder commonly comes out of its socket, then it is a preexisting condition. If it is the first time you have dislocated your shoulder or if you have never dislocated your shoulder, then it is not a preexisting condition.
According to my insurance company if you have seen a doctor about the condition it is preexisting.
It depends on what is causing the sleep apnea. It is preexisting if it is caused by tonsils, adnoids, or an elongated uvula. It is not preexisting if it is caused by being overweight, or possibly by a deviated septum.
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Only if the pregnancy began before the insurance policy.
Yes, tonsillitis can be considered a preexisting condition if a person had the condition before seeking medical insurance or treatment. Insurers may classify it as such when assessing coverage or premiums.
Yes. In order to have a knee replacement done you must first have a significant amount of damage to the knee joint. That is your preexisting condition. The knee replacement itself was done to replace the damaged joint and may or may not be considered a preexisting condition.
"Preexisting" : a condition or state which preceded another. (sometimes appears hyphenated as 'pre-existing') A "preexisting condition" : A status for medical afflictions that were already affecting a patient before the beginning of the current (or future) medical coverage or treatment.
Preexisting to our race, the humans, there were dinosaurs and many other creatures living on Earth.