But Israeli military officials, who insisted on anonymity while their investigation was continuing, told various journalists and bloggers that they had never heard of tear gas killing anyone in the open, and raised the possibility that she had some pre-existing ailment that, alone or compounded by the tear gas, caused her death.
The health insurers shook hands with Mr. Obama at the White House in March over their own package of concessions, including ending the exclusion of coverage for pre-existing ailments.
Many linkages were pre-existing.
A necropsy of Eight Belles, who was euthanized after breaking down just beyond the finish, showed that she had no pre-existing injury or ailment and was free of steroids and other drugs.
Joe Tash, a spokesman at San Diego County's emergency operations center, said hospitals in the area had reported a significant rise in the number of people seeking treatment for respiratory problems, particularly among those with pre-existing lung-related ailments.
He added many people with chronic ailments and pre-existing conditions join the ministries, taking those more expensive patients out of the insurance pool.
The insurance does not cover ailments related to pre-existing conditions and accidents related to alcohol or drugs.
The name of the bill shouldn't even include the word "care," since it threatens to deny health insurance to millions with pre-existing conditions and those suffering expensive ailments.
Symptom misinterpretation is frequently reported, with patients believing their symptoms are the result of minor ailments [ 16– 19], physical exertion [ 20, 21], stress [ 22], connected to pre-existing conditions [ 23], ageing [ 19, 24] or expected bodily changes [ 25].
When nitrogen oxides mix with ground level ozone and fine particulate matter they can cause respiratory ailments like asthma or premature death, particularly in children, the elderly, or individuals with pre-existing respiratory illness.
Verga, who suffers from a kidney ailment and is looking for a match for a transplant, believes that the answer to insurance companies excluding pre-existing conditions is less regulation, not more.
