This is different from
a continuous coverage provision that would allow insurers to use medical underwriting when applicants enroll following a gap in coverage.
The House bill had included a different kind of
continuous coverage provision — a surcharge people would have to pay on their premiums if they went without coverage — and some procedural experts thought it ran afoul of the Byrd Rule.
Not exact matches
When Stephanopoulos pointed out that even if the AHCA didn't take away
coverage from those with preexisting conditions, it enabled insurers to charge them more, Ryan countered that such
provisions wouldn't apply to people who retained
continuous coverage — or
coverage without any gaps — to which Stephanopoulos noted that people often lose
coverage, and its not their personal choice.
Something I missed when tweeting about the Senate HC bill earlier: no
continuous coverage / waiting period
provision.
Under the
provisions of the
Continuous Coverage Auto Insurance Discount Act, auto insurance providers would be allowed to add a surcharge to rates calculated for drivers purchasing
coverage after a lapse in insurance protection.