Rash Limburger says covering pre-existing conditions is 'welfare'

http://www.examiner.com/article/rush-limbaugh-says-covering-pre-existing-conditions-is-welfare

Robert Sobel May 18, 2012

Over the last few months, Rush Limbaugh has had a rough time. After calling Georgetown student, Sandra Fluke, a "slut" and having dozens of sponsors drop him, Limbaugh has been somewhat quiet. During his radio show this week, Limbaugh went off on his thoughts about "Obamacare," including the most popular provisions.

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While the law has been hotly debated by liberals and conservatives, not many have argued about the two most popular provisions. Children being able to stay under the parent's health insurance until they are 26 years old and the demand that insurance companies no longer deny people for pre-existing conditions are popular among Americans across the country, even in conservative circles. While many support those two parts of the Affordable Health Care Act, not everyone does.

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"Look, I live in ‘Realville‘, I'm the Mayor. You force insurance companies to cover pre existing conditions and were not talking insurance anymore, where talking welfare. It's not insurance."