Robin Beaton: This Is America And We Deserve Good Health Care

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.

Robin Beaton testified: In May 2008, I went to the dermatologist for acne. A word was written on my chart and
interpreted incorrectly as meaning pre-cancerous. Shortly thereafter, I was diagnosed with Invasive HER-2 Genetic Breast Cancer, a very aggressive form of breast cancer. I was told I
needed a double mastectomy. When the surgeons scheduled my surgery I was pre-certified for my two days hospitalization. The Friday before the Monday I was scheduled to have my double mastectomy, Blue Cross red flagged my chart due to the dermatologist report. The dermatologist
called Blue Cross directly to report that I only had acne and please not hold up my coming surgery. Blue cross called me to inform me that they were launching a 5 year medical investigation into my medical History and that this would take approximately 3 months.

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[numnunums]

How about this analogy, imagine you are in a capitalist country which prides profit above all else. Now imagine companies getting more profit for denying healthcare to it's customers.

Oh wait thats not an analogy

[wolfmanbfc]

I hope your kids get cancer and die and then you end up bankrupt from the bills and live in the gutter for the rest of your life.

[TheHAMMER77777]

they only rescind if u lie on your application and it never happens on group policies

[TheHAMMER77777]

No hospita would require Payment like that

[TheHAMMER77777]

nobody deserves anythin..if u want something buy it

[pheromoneaction]

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[shrams23]

Dear TheLordofwar91, I don't usually do this but your post in the light of this woman's unnecessary suffering at the hands of unfathomably selfish insurance executives has left me little choice. You're a fool, and your assertion that we just rely on God to take care of us and not actually take any action to make changes to make sure everyone in this country, and not just people who have money to burn by giving it to insurance companies, is simply absurd. I pray someday you'll actually feel love