CNN Vs. CNN: Health Care Reporter Slams High-Risk Pools Endorsed By Conservative Political Commentator
Elizabeth Cohen: High-Risk Pools Are “Inherently Problematic” For Insurance Customers
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CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen slammed the Republican proposal to create so-called “high-risk pools” within health insurance markets as a means of phasing out existing patient protections prohibiting discrimination against people with pre-existing conditions. Cohen called the pools “inherently problematic,” argued that the insurance offered to people with pre-existing conditions was “ridiculous” before protections were put in place, and noted “a lot of experts think it just doesn't work.” Her comments were in response to late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel's plea to maintain protections for those with pre-existing conditions like his newborn child, who was born with severe heart defects. Hours earlier, conservative CNN contributor Margaret Hoover criticized Kimmel's approach before falsely claiming that high-risk pools would be successful in covering patients with pre-existing conditions under the Republican-sponsored American Health Care Act (AHCA) -- the extremely unpopular plan to repeal and replace President Barack Obama's signature health care legislation. From the May 2 edition of CNN's The Lead with Jake Tapper: