Thread by @charles_gaba

⚠️ THREAD: According to the HHS Dept., appx. 130 MILLION non-elderly Americans have pre-existing conditions which would likely get them either denied coverage or charged so much for coverage they’d be effectively priced out of the market. 1/

Last year, @EmilyG_DC of @amprog broke these out by Congressional District: americanprogress.org/issues/healthc… 2/

I then took that data and recompiled it into individual states infographics: acasignups.net/17/05/14/cap-d… 3/

In light of yesterday’s devastating news that Donald Trump’s Justice Department is now not just failing to do their duty to defend the #ACA but is actively arguing in *favor* of stripping away the #ACA’s pre-existing condition protections, here (again) is that full breakout: 4/

5/ ALABAMA: Appx. 2.0 million residents; I estimate ~123K were on the individual market as of last year.

6/ ALASKA: Appx. 326,000 residents; I estimate ~12,000 were on the individual market as of last year.

ARIZONA: Appx. 2.7 million residents; I estimate ~178,000 were on the individual market as of last year.

ARKANSAS: Appx. 1.18 million residents; I estimate ~69,000 were on the individual market as of last year.

CALIFORNIA: Appx. 16.7 million residents w/pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~1.18 million of them were on the individual market last year.

COLORADO: Appx. 2.35 million residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~161,000 were on the individual market last year.

CONNECTICUT: Appx. 1.54 million residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~88,000 were on the individual market last year.

DELAWARE: Appx. 389,000 residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~18,000 were on the individual market last year.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Appx. 291,000 residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~12,000 were on the individual market last year.

FLORIDA: Appx. 7.8 million residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~991,000 were on the individual market last year.

GEORGIA: Appx. 4.3 million residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~310,000 were on the individual market last year.

HAWAII: Appx. 593,000 residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~22,000 were on the individual market last year.

IDAHO: Appx. 673,000 residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~67,000 were on the individual market last year.

ILLINOIS: Appx. 5.47 million residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~327,000 were on the individual market last year.

INDIANA: Appx. 2.75 million residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~117,000 were on the individual market last year.

IOWA: Appx. 1.29 million residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~91,000 were on the individual market last year.

KANSAS: Appx. 1.2 million residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~84,000 were on the individual market last year.

KENTUCKY: Appx. 1.8 million residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~66,000 were on the individual market last year.

LOUISIANA: Appx. 1.92 million residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~118,000 were on the individual market last year.

MAINE: Appx. 548,000 residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~43,000 were on the individual market last year.

MARYLAND: Appx. 2.58 million residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~145,000 were on the individual market last year.

MASSACHUSETTS: Appx. 2.9 million residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~152,000 were on the individual market last year.

27/ MICHIGAN: Appx. 4.1 million residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~226,000 were on the individual market last year.

28/ MINNESOTA: Appx. 2.33 million residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~137,000 were on the individual market last year.

29/ MISSISSIPPI: Appx. 1.2 million residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~70,000 were on the individual market last year.

30/ MISSOURI: Appx. 2.5 million residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~185,000 were on the individual market last year.

31/ MONTANA: Appx. 425,000 residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~37,000 were on the individual market last year.

32/ NEBRASKA: Appx. 783,000 residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~71000 were on the individual market last year.

33/ NEVADA: Appx. 1.2 million residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~71,000 were on the individual market last year.

34/ NEW HAMPSHIRE: Appx. 572,000 residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~33,000 were on the individual market last year.

35/ NEW JERSEY: Appx. 3.85 million residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~183,000 were on the individual market last year.

36/ NEW MEXICO: Appx. 843,000 residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~38,000 were on the individual market last year.

37/ NEW YORK: Appx. 8.4 million residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~521,000 were on the individual market last year.

38/ NORTH CAROLINA: Appx. 3.93 million residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~342,000 were on the individual market last year.

39/ NORTH DAKOTA: Appx. 316,000 residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~15,000 were on the individual market last year.

40/ OHIO: Appx. 4.83 million residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~200,000 were on the individual market last year.

41/ OKLAHOMA: Appx. 1.58 million residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~99,000 were on the individual market last year.

42/ OREGON: Appx. 1.68 million residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~85,000 were on the individual market last year.

43/ PENNSYLVANIA: Appx. 5.33 million residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~307,000 were on the individual market last year.

44/ RHODE ISLAND: Appx. 443,000 residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~18,000 were on the individual market last year.

45/ SOUTH CAROLINA: Appx. 2.0 million residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~140,000 were on the individual market last year.

46/ SOUTH DAKOTA: Appx. 352,000 residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~20,000 were on the individual market last year.

47/ TENNESSEE: Appx. 2.72 million residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~192,000 were on the individual market last year.

48/ TEXAS: Appx. 11.58 million residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~775,000 were on the individual market last year.

49/ UTAH: Appx. 1.22 million residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~124,000 were on the individual market last year.

50/ VERMONT: Appx. 263,000 residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~22,000 were on the individual market last year.

51/ VIRGINIA: Appx. 3.44 million residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~260,000 were on the individual market last year.

52/ WASHINGTON: Appx. 3.03 million residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~158,000 were on the individual market last year.

53/ WEST VIRGINIA: Appx. 738,000 residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~22,000 were on the individual market last year.

54/ WISCONSIN: Appx. 2.43 million residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~143,000 were on the individual market last year.

55/ WYOMING: Appx. 248,000 residents with pre-existing conditions; I estimate ~17,000 were on the individual market last year.

56/ IMPORTANT NOTE: These are all from over a year ago, so about a half-dozen of the Congressional Districts have someone new in them (MT-AL, SC-05, PA-07, etc). Also note that the numbers may have shifted since then (but they’re estimates to begin with anyway).

57/ Finally, at the risk of being accused of trying to “exploit” this crisis: I largely rely on individual donors to continue my work at ACASignups.net. If you find it of value & are in a position to do so, please consider supporting it, thanks!

Oh, by the way, here’s a PARTIAL list of what insurance carriers considered a “pre-existing condition” prior to the #ACA, although the reality is, it’s basically “whatever the hell the insurance carrier decides it is.”: cnn.com/2017/05/05/hea…

Also, here (again) is a video which explains the basics of WHY the #ACA was structured the way it was, with a whole section on pre-existing conditions and the individual mandate:

And while I’m at it, here’s Part One of my Risk Pool explainer…

…and here’s Part Two, which goes into the impact on premiums/enrollment of *repealing* the individual mandate (as well as #ShortAssPlans):

58/ By the way, here’s a PARTIAL list of “pre-existing conditions” prior to the #ACA which carriers could use to deny you coverage (although it was really “whatever the hell they decided” in practice): cnn.com/2017/05/05/hea…

59/ Also, here’s a video explaining the basic structure of the #ACA, including WHY the Individual Mandate was added in the first place… (it’s 17 minutes long but bear with me):

60/ Here’s Part One of my Risk Pool explainer (basic idea of how they work and why “High Risk Pools” suck):

61/ …and here’s Part Two, which explains what *repeal* of the #ACA’s individual mandate will likely do to enrollment and premiums next year: