Rep. Stupak Questions Witnesses On Rescission Triggers

Today, the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled "Terminations of Individual Health Policies by Insurance Companies." The hearing examined the practice of "post-claims underwriting," which occurs when insurance companies cancel individual health insurance policies after providers submit claims for medical services rendered.

The Committee conducted an investigation into the
practice of health insurance rescission, and the results were alarming. Over the past five years, almost 20,000 individual insurance policyholders have had their policies rescinded by the three insurance companies who testified today: Assurant, UnitedHealth Group, and WellPoint.

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[Joe402]

I want every health insurance CEO to die a painful death.

[librophile]

MAJOR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN---PRIVATE & PUBLIC---HEALTH CARE:

PRIVATE:

Places the INSURANCE COMPANY between YOU & YOUR DOCTOR. The Insurance Company DECIDES what treatment they'll authorize & pay for, or what claim they'll deny & cancel the policy.

PUBLIC:

Your DOCTOR is the one WHO DECIDES what treatment YOU require. NO profit involved. NO more red tape. NO begging with Insurance Co. for approval.

All SENATORS have a GOVERNMENT run PUBLIC PLAN !!

See Details on my Profile Page.

[treo700v]

They are all dogs, I have never seen an elephant fly and I have never seen an honest politician. All they ever do is divide the country based on sex, race, income status and anything else they can use to divide the people. Everyone should be healthy, but while we spend billions funding 756 military bases around the world, we can not afford it. We can not afford to feed people while the elite politicians have their cake.

[TheHAMMER77777]

@hearsay888 I Know..blue dogs are a fraud

[TheHAMMER77777]

@MyMoses123 no

[TheHAMMER77777]

@treo700v good point

[TheHAMMER77777]

@librophile quite the opposite....free market private insurance is best..if u dont like it dont buy it

[TheHAMMER77777]

@Joe402 no, they are providing a product

[xinecallaw]

@hearsay888 So your on the Health Insurance Industries side! GO FUCK YOURSELF and when your done with that FUCK OFF!!