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medical mistakes
Congratulations, You're Pregnant! ...With The Wrong Baby
Imagine waiting anxiously to hear whether your latest round of in vitro fertilization has resulted in a pregnancy after years of failures. Then you receive a call from your doctor: you are indeed pregnant, but the wrong embryos were transferred. Now you're an unwilling surrogate for another family. More » -
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Giving Birth And Covered By Health Insurance? $22,000, Please
The individual health insurance market can be a scary place for Americans who turn to it for health coverage. If they're accepted to a plan at all, patients often find that their coverage isn't quite what they were promised, and limits and restrictions lead to high medical bills for covered services that aren't really covered.
That's how Sarah Wildman ended up with a $22,000 bill from the hospital where her daughter was born, despite having what she thought was good health insurance with a maternity rider. More »
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insurance
Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna: Sorry, Your Pregnancy Is A Pre-Existing Condition
Katlyn is having trouble getting health insurance because she just graduated from college and is 15 weeks pregnant. She's found herself in an expensive situation. More » -
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Blue Cross of California Hates Pregnant Women and Sick People
You get insurance to cover you in case of illness or pregnancy. What does Blue Cross of California do when your condition changes? Cancels your coverage! More » -
wal-mart
Wal-Mart To Begin Stocking Morning-After Pill
Wal-Mart, finally caving to opposition, will start selling the Plan B morning-after pill at its pharmacies across the nation this week. The decision comes after the Massachusetts Pharmacy Board determined that Wal-Mart was required to sell the pill in its 44 Massachusetts pharmacies, after a similar ruling in Illinois. More »
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