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• Any condition (either physical or mental) including a disability for which medical advice, diagnosis, care, or treatment was recommended or received within the 6-month period ending on your enrollment date in a health insurance plan. Genetic information, without a diagnosis of a disease or a condition, cannot be treated as a pre-existing condition. Pregnancy cannot be considered a pre-existing condition and newborns, newly adopted children and children placed for adoption who are enrolled within 30 days cannot be subject to pre-existing condition exclusions.

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  Cite Definition for Pre-Existing Condition (Job-based Coverage)

  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Pre-Existing Condition (Job-based Coverage). (n.d.). HealthCare.gov Glossary. Retrieved December 1, 2022, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/pre-existing-condition-job-based-coverage.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Pre-Existing Condition (Job-based Coverage). HealthCare.gov Glossary. U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/pre-existing-condition-job-based-coverage (accessed: December 1, 2022).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Pre-Existing Condition (Job-based Coverage)." HealthCare.gov Glossary. U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 1 December. 2022 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/pre-existing-condition-job-based-coverage.

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