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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