nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor1|||More Than Politics On The Line For Voters With Preexisting Conditions||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||As many as 130 million Americans have a preexisting health condition. Protections for those patients under the Affordable Care Act have become a campaign issue in races up and down the ballot.