GOP Rep: No Coverage For Brain Tumor Patients

From Think Progress:

On Monday evening, Rep. David Dreier (R-CA) said that insurance companies should be allowed to discriminate against people with brain tumors during a House Rules Committee debate of the GOP’s bill repealing the Affordable Care Act. The law, which Republicans will vote to eliminate on Wednesday, includes a provision prohibiting insurance companies from turning away sick people.

But Dreier suggested that these individuals would be better off enrolling in state-based “high-risk insurance pools,” that could offer coverage to the individuals who are turned away from the individual health care market because they are too costly to cover.

If they paid for the insurance, they should get the coverage. Otherwise, the insurance "provider" should refund every penny the patient ever paid them. I would be surprised at the heartlessness of this elected official, except he's a Republican politician. You'll be hard pressed to find one who is not of the same mind on this issue. Also, in a more general sense, the GOP is pro-discrimination.

You can find video of Dreier's statement HERE.