preexisting condition

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• preexisting — I adjective antecedent, anterior, earlier, preexistent, previous, prior associated concepts: preexisting condition, preexisting debt II index old, preliminary Burton s Legal Thesaurus …   Law dictionary

• pre-ex|ist|ing condition — pre|ex|ist|ing or pre ex|ist|ing condition «PREE ihg ZIHS tihng», any disease or medical problem a person develops prior to seeking coverage of health insurance: »Many Americans may also wonder whatever happened to…the rules intended to keep… …   Useful english dictionary

• Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — Full title The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Acronym PPACA Colloquial name(s) Affordable Care Act, Healthcare Insurance Reform, Obamacare, Healthcare Reform Enacted by the …   Wikipedia

• river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… …   Universalium

• Genetic discrimination — occurs when people are treated differently by their employer or insurance company because they have a gene mutation that causes or increases the risk of an inherited disorder. People who undergo genetic testing may be at risk for genetic… …   Wikipedia

• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1996. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website, Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers… …   Wikipedia

• Homeopathy — Homeopathy: coined in German from Greek hómoios ὅμοιος like + páthos πάθος suffering Oxford English Dictionary …   Wikipedia

• hypertension — High blood pressure; transitory or sustained elevation of systemic arterial blood pressure to a level likely to induce cardiovascular damage or other adverse consequences. H. has been arbitrarily defined as a s …   Medical dictionary

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• Zahra Kazemi — Zahra Ziba Kazemi Ahmadabadi (زهرا کاظمی احمدآبادی in Persian)‎ (1949 – July 11, 2003) was an Iranian Canadian freelance photographer, residing in Montreal, Canada, who died in the custody of Iranian officials following her arrest.Although… …   Wikipedia