Kansas Woman Loses Battle with Insurance Company, Cancer

Tamara Howard and her husband were forced to simultaneously fight her cancer and her insurance company, ultimately losing to both:

http://www.kmbc.com/health/18017742/detail.html

Carrying on where Kansas woman can't at http://www.michaelmoore.com/

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[JohnDeBunkTest]

Pay for health care, then not get health care.

Then pay for your treatment when it is too late and die anyway.

Who wins? The few top people in the health insurance HMO's. (And they deserve to spend the rest of their lives in Jail).

[starkwell01]

I live in Canada. I am continually amazed by the outright LIES that are spread about our universal/socialized healthcare system. If it wasn't so tragic, it would make me laugh. I have never seen an American mainstream news report that depicts the Canadian system even halfway accurately. Socialized medicine is widely viewed (and not just by "liberals") as our greatest national achievement. No joke.

[szqsk8]

We live in the wealthiest nation in the industrialized world and health coverage is a privilege of the wealthy. This should not be so! I lost my health insurance in July when the COBRA insurance expired. I am now uninsured for the first time in my adult life. I have a friend with a thyroid tumor that spread to her throat and she can't get help cuz she's uninsured. Such a shame.

[fuggywater]

Hi starkwell,

The greed of Americans who have health insurance is unholy.

My own MOTHER just says "uh-huh" when I complain that she has unlimited government paid healthcare and I am underinsured so never see a doctor.

[8lugz]

blue cross blue shield are maggots in kansas,i went to one dentist,they wanted $1800.00 for dental work $650.00 my share, and another $1200.00 $600.00 my share,they are both listed under the insurance company,why is

my share almost the same for both?

SCAM!!!

[KyndestKid]

I am a fellow American and I want our people to finally understand that the foundation of a prosperous nation is healthy and well educated citizens. Why are we the only industrialized nation in the world that only offers healthcare to the healthy and wealthy? I had to watch my grandmother lying on her deathbed arguing with insurance companies becuase they wanted to give one of their CEO's a new Ferrari instead of helping my Grandma. Hell has an extra hot corner for you to fry in for this!!!!!!!!

[bigge525]

Ahh.. No matter how many times I hear that

idiotic, factless, statement that universal

health care doesn't work when it works very

well in numerous countries at a cheaper

price, it still makes me laugh. Anyone else

ever notice that 99.9% of the people that

claim it doesn't work are Americans? Hmmm..

[Goobyusa]

Obama's socialized medicine will not work because our puppet politicians listen to lobbyists more than the people. Insurance companies will STILL be in place. They will be thrilled at more policies (no matter if the government is paying for them), but WHO IN THE HELL will make the insurance companies PAY when you get sick? As long as the for-profit insurance companies suck all the money out of we the people, we will never be truly safely insured!

[oppesdaman]

This is why America need universal health care. We need to put these corrupt insurance companies OUT OF BUSINESS!!!!

[Tommy12435]

what the fuck... Insurance is the biggest scam in history. I mean they keep on making excuse to denie claim despite the fact that we pay for all of these stuff

[jasharkey2]

Stupid reporters, how is chemo experimental?