Patient advocates are now saying that insurers are specifically placing barriers in the way for some customers. Among the main goals of the health care reform had been to eliminate the existence of discrimination by insurance companies against people who have preexisting conditions, but leading patient advocate groups are now saying that this effort is being undermined by new challenges put into place by insurers. The insurance industry has responded to these accusations by saying that a legitimate cost control is being misinterpreted. At the same time, some state regulators…
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