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health insurance
Ex-exec testifies against insurance giant for 'purging' customers
CNN reports on insurance industry whistle-blower Wendall Potter who, after working in the machine for 20 years, quit in order to right a few wrongs. Last week, Potter testified before the Senate about former employer Cigna's policy of "purging." In other words, Cigna would drive small businesses with expensive insurance claims to dump their Cigna policies. More » -
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Family Of Daughter Who Died After Cigna Denied Her A Liver Transplant Files Lawsuit
Remember last December when Cigna delayed approval of a liver transplant for a leukemia patient and she died? The girl's family has filed a lawsuit against the insurance giant. -
The lawyer for the family whose daughter died after CIGNA declined to pay for her liver transplant said that he will urge the DA's office to press manslaughter charges against CIGNA for having "maliciously killed her." [AP]
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insurance
As CIGNA Insurance Waffles On Liver Transplant, Girl Dies
CIGNA denied a girl's liver transplant, saying it was "experimental," then changed it's mind after 150 family, friends, and nurses association members protested outside CIGNA headquarters. But the reversal was too late, Natalee Sarkisian, 17, died last night at UCLA medical center. The insurance company had initially agreed to pay for the liver transplant, but then after Natalee developed a lung infection, then got a bone marrow transplant from her brother, delayed, and then denied coverage, the family says. She was in a vegetative state, battling leukemia. In an email sent out shortly before Natalee died, the insurance company wrote, " ... CIGNA HealthCare has decided to make an exception in this rare and unusual case and we will provide coverage should she proceed with the requested liver transplant." Score another one for the bean counters.
Philly Insurance Company Changes Decision Hours Before Teen's Death [NBC10]
Girl dies while awaiting liver transplant [ABC7] (Thanks to Dan!) -
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Turns Out You CAN Get Insurance Insurance
In discussing Tom's tale of insurance woe, several people quipped that we should have insurance for your insurance. You know, pay a small monthly deductible so that in the event of emergency where your insurance company refuses to pay up... CR, who works for a claims adjustment and management company, says: More » -
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CIGNA Changes Mind About Paying $9700 Surgery Bill
Ahhh, the second of the insurance stories has trickled in and it's a rip-roaring doozy. More »
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