Largest U.S. Health Insurer rewarded employees that cancelled coverage of sick patients »
Posted By Varadinum 5 months, 3 weeks ago in Health & FitnessConsumer Watchdog called on Congress to ban any health insurance employee from receiving bonuses for canceling, delaying, or denying necessary medical care to patients based on new evidence made public.
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Bacalao5 months, 3 weeks ago
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"According to documents obtained by the subcommittee, one employee of Blue Cross, a subsidiary of Wellpoint, received a perfect score of “5? in a company performance review after saving the company nearly $10 million through policy rescissions. Three insurance companies — WellPoint, Golden Rule (owned by United Health) and Assurant — rescinded more than 20,000 policies over five years and refused to pay for more than $300 million in medical expenses, according to documents uncovered by the committee." -
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canadianrancher575 months, 3 weeks ago
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I don't know what ype of questions they ask when you apply for medical insurance down there but if it is like alot of insurace policies they always allow themselves a way out. A simple example of this could be; have you ever engaged in high risk sex, Yes or No. Second question, have you had more than 4 sexual partners in your life, Yes or No.
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Depending on the company if you had medical problems that could be linked to risky sex they could use the answer to the second question to cancel your policy.
My fear for the future of those covered by private insurance is as we develope more of an idea about some diseases and whether they are caused by genetic abnormalities the insurance companies will ask of new applicants to provide a DNA sampleso as to limit risk.
I guess I might be little odd since I really like to read legal documents, It's always nice to know exactly what you are signing even if it does take sometimes awhile to read and interpret them. -
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Gransater5 months, 3 weeks ago
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What this highlights is the fact that there are people making medical decisions affecting other peoples health without the benefit of a medical diploma, and that, as far as I know is illegal.
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Wonder where all the defenders of the best medical system in the world, staunch supporters of private insurance coverage are. I'd like to hear their argument on how this can be acceptable. -
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