There was a list of pre-existing conditions that denied Americans coverage before the Affordable Healthcare Act. Americans with those conditions were being charged additionally and denied treatment. According to The Center for Disease Center (CDC), 1 in every 2 Americans suffers from what insurance companies consider “pre-existing conditions”. Private insurers (United Healthcare, Aetna, Kaiser, Humana, etc.) can turn patients applications due to certain conditions. In the film Sicko, they introduced Becky Malke, who was a health insurance salesperson. Makle’s job is to turn away sick people. She emotionally stated, “There are certain pre-existing conditions, basically industry-wide that will not be covered, diabetes, heart disease, and certain
