>>As long as you can show proof that you have had continuous health insurance covereage, the insurance companies can not deny you coverage for pre-existing conditions. Now that employers are required to pick up the tab for 60% of the COBRA costs, it is more affordable for the people who have lost jobs to keep continuous coverage.
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>But don't they charge more for a pre-existing condition?
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>So far as 60% of COBRA costs, that could still be a lot of money for a family of 4.

Firstly, 100-60=40. Secondly, it would be about the same as paying from paycheck in dollar terms. Beer is expensive too.