He got a new one but the new employer imposed a pre-existing condition exclusion and wouldn't cover the asthma.

FORBES

Federal legislation passed in 1996 says that if you have "credible coverage, " which the large majority of employer-provided coverage is, the new employer's coverage cannot impose a pre-existing condition exclusion.

FORBES

But so far, none of the Bells has met the market-opening conditions for their local franchises that were laid down in the 1996 telecommunications act as a condition for ending their exclusion.

ECONOMIST: Hold the line