# are congenital birth defects "pre-existing conditions"?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-congenital-birth-defects-pre-existing-conditions/577025>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 3, 2011, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-congenital-birth-defects-pre-existing-conditions/577025 "2011-04-03T09:02:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2011, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-congenital-birth-defects-pre-existing-conditions/577025/1 "2011-04-03T09:02:43Z")

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I have a congenital birth defect. For the purposes of “Obamacare”, is this a “pre-existing condition”?

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**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2011, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-congenital-birth-defects-pre-existing-conditions/577025/2 "2011-04-03T11:20:59Z")

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Doesn’t matter. Under ACA, you’re insurable.