Cornyn Votes To Protect Texans With Pre-Existing Conditions In New Bill

WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after he voted to take up the Protect Act, a bill to protect Texans with pre-existing conditions and ensure they will never be denied health care coverage or be charged more because of a pre-existing condition.  Sen. Cornyn became an original cosponsor of the Protect Act in April 2019.

The Protect Act would amend the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to:

• Guarantee the availability of health insurance coverage in the individual or group market, regardless of pre-existing conditions;
• Prohibit discrimination against patients based on health status – including prohibiting increased premiums for patients due to pre-existing conditions; and
• Prohibit insurance companies from excluding coverage of treatments for a beneficiary’s pre-existing condition.