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Benjamin L. Cardin: system threw up roadblocks. pregnancy should not be considered a preexisting condition. what's more, no one should be denied coverage because of preexisting conditions. there's cases and cases and cases, as the senator points out, where people have been denied because of preexisting conditions and we're going to pass a health care reform bill

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Benjamin L. Cardin: at eliminates not acceptable preexisting conditions. mr. cardin: i think the american people would be shocked to hear preexisting condition or someone totally healthy being denied full coverage because the insurance company wants to deny coverage, wants to pay out less claims in the future, so finds reasons toestrict coverage even though that person is as healthy as anyone in the general