The Senate bill, along with the House bill, would outlaw this type of discrimination by eliminating pre-existing condition exclusions.

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They also are particularly vulnerable to pre-existing condition exclusions.

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It guarantees them, and those with lapsing COBRA, access to individual health insurance, or a new employer's group coverage, with few pre-existing-condition exclusions.

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Moreover, private insurers competing for seniors under this reform would be required to take all that chose them, at standard market rates, regardless of age or health condition, with no exclusions for pre-existing conditions.

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