pre-existing condition
Already-present health issue
A pre-existing condition is a health problem or illness that someone already has before obtaining new health insurance coverage.
The term became politically charged in debates over whether insurers could deny coverage or charge higher premiums to people with such conditions.
Her diabetes was considered a pre-existing condition.
The phrase appears almost exclusively in insurance and healthcare policy contexts, where it determines eligibility and costs.
Extent of inclusion
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- premiumAdded cost for better
- underwritingRisk evaluation and acceptance
waiting period · risk assessment · eligibility · enrollment · policy · claims · benefits · deductible
Identification of illness
- disorderAbsence of organization
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- illnessState of poor health
- ailmentMinor health problem
symptom · prognosis · treatment · chronic illness · medical history · documentation · screening
Being barred from participation
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- ineligibilityFailure to meet criteria
- disqualificationRemoval from eligibility
- restrictionLimit on action
limitation · obstacle · impediment · unaffordable · lapse · access · disparity · hardship
Metabolic disorder affecting glucose
- hypertensionChronic elevated arterial pressure
- asthmaChronic lung inflammation
- arthritisInflamed joint disease
- heart diseaseMalfunction of blood-pumping organ
cancer · COPD · epilepsy · multiple sclerosis · lupus · kidney disease · fibromyalgia · HIV/AIDS
coverage
Extent of inclusion
underwriting · waiting period · risk assessment · eligibility · enrollment · policy · claims · benefits · deductible · co-pay
diagnosis
Identification of illness
ailment · symptom · prognosis · treatment · chronic illness · medical history · documentation · screening
exclusion
Being barred from participation
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- ineligibilityFailure to meet criteria
- disqualificationRemoval from eligibility
restriction · limitation · obstacle · impediment · unaffordable · lapse · access · disparity · hardship · financial burden
diabetes
Metabolic disorder affecting glucose
- hypertensionChronic elevated arterial pressure
- asthmaChronic lung inflammation
- arthritisInflamed joint disease
heart disease · cancer · COPD · epilepsy · multiple sclerosis · lupus · kidney disease · fibromyalgia · HIV/AIDS · Parkinson's disease
- insuranceinsurance, coverage, auto insurance, life insurance, home insurance
- eligibilityeligible, ineligible, eligibility, eligibility criteria, qualified
- exclusionsexclude, exclusion, excluding, except, exception
existing, condition, exist, exists, existed, existence, existent, existential, existentially