Furious people are sharing their medical conditions after the Republican healthcare plan clears the House

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May 4, 2017 9:23 PM

According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, an estimated 27% of Americans under 65 have health conditions that could leave them uninsurable.

The American Health Care Act, the GOP's Obamacare replacement plan, just passed a vote in the House of Representatives. The bill includes a change called the MacArthur amendment which can allow states to avoid some of the regulations. It's raised concerns that people with preexisting conditions won't be able to access health insurance if it becomes law. Before the ACA went into effect, people who had these conditions could be denied health insurance coverage, or face much higher prices for their health insurance than people who did not have preexisting conditions.

According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, an estimated 27% of Americans under 65 have health conditions that could leave them uninsurable. The Kaiser Family Foundation also summed up some of the pre-existing conditions that insurers declined coverage to before the ACA, including diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, which affects millions of Americans.

In response to the bill, people took to Twitter to share their experiences with preexisting conditions.