Why are insurer's able to reject people because of pre existing conditions?

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Because they are in business ONLY to make a profit, and giving health care to sick people cuts into their bottom line.

They have to continue to pay their CEOs, who average about $11 million dollars per year in salary.

Gee, if there were only some organization that would provide health coverage WITHOUT profit as its goal...let me see...could that be single payer health coverage? Might it be something like Medicare? Or national health care?

Just asking...

Edit: For people talking about auto insurance, note that it is illegal to drive without it, and even people with horrible driving records can get insurance. Granted, it's high, but it's available, either through SR-22 or a special company.