Law360, New York (March 19, 2009, 12:00 AM ET) -- Reflecting a recurring message that President Obama made on the campaign trail, U.S. Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV, D-W.Va., has proposed legislation that would eliminate pre-existing condition exclusions for all health insurance policies.
On Monday, Sen. Rockefeller introduced S. 623, or The Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act, which "would end insurance discrimination against those who live with pre-existing or chronic illness."
The bill would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1996...
New Bill Would Ban 'Pre-Existing Condition' Denials
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