Judge bitchslaps health insurer for dropping 17 year old boy for being HIV positive

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

I thought condoms were free?

[natty bumppo 297]

I thought condoms were free?

only to those who get the free ones ... to resell to those who can't afford ...

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

I thought condoms were free?

only to those who get the free ones ... to resell to those who can't afford ...

I guess they need the training bananas too.

[natty bumppo 297]

I thought condoms were free?

only to those who get the free ones ... to resell to those who can't afford ...

I guess they need the training bananas too.

the food kitchen bananas?

[zqt3344 21]

It is this sort of ####### that has brought us to this point where there has to be a National Health Insurance plan option for those that cannot afford private insurance or get declined like this. So what are they supposed to do and for that matter what would any of us do in that situation, I mean think about it, all of us have health insurance that has clauses in it that allow our insurer to dump us at a whim, and do not think they cannot or will not try it. It is all about profit always. Out of control unregulated greed.

South Carolina insurance litigation lawyers continue to celebrate the South Carolina Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a multimillion dollar verdict they recovered for a teenager who suffered from Fortis Insurance Company’s “highly reprehensible” business practices. According to TheSunNews, Fortis Insurance Company appealed a previous $15 million punitive damages jury verdict awarded to Mitchell after hearing the court case of Fortis’ incorrect denial of health care coverage after the plaintiff was diagnosed with HIV in April 2002.

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According to court documents, Mitchell received health care coverage by Fortis, now operating as Assurant Health, in May 2001. At the time Mitchell was 17 year’s old and attending school. Mitchell discovered he was HIV positive in April 2002 when he attempted to donate blood through the Red Cross. He sought confirmation and of his grave medical diagnosis through his personal physician and began treatment as covered under his medical insurance policy through Fortis.

To Mitchell’s shock, the insurance company denied his medical claims and dropped him as a patient citing he failed to inform the insurance carrier of his HIV diagnosis in May 2001. Fortis referred to a documentation error made by a nurse in his chart that stated his HIV blood test was positive in 2001 instead of 2002, a simple mistake. Mitchell appealed the insurance companies decision to a committee who refused to accept the documentation error.

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The Gazette revealed the attorney contacted the health care provider, furnished a copy of the original HIV blood test with the correct date. A second committee review by Fortis upheld the original drop in coverage decision and Mitchell was left with no health insurance coverage for 20 months.

http://www.newyorkinjurynews.com/2009/09/2...0909251084.html

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

I thought condoms were free?

only to those who get the free ones ... to resell to those who can't afford ...

I guess they need the training bananas too.

the food kitchen bananas?

Its the hardest thing they could find.

[natty bumppo 297]

It is this sort of ####### that has brought us to this point where there has to be a National Health Insurance plan option for those that cannot afford private insurance or get declined like this. So what are they supposed to do and for that matter what would any of us do in that situation, I mean think about it, all of us have health insurance that has clauses in it that allow our insurer to dump us at a whim, and do not think they cannot or will not try it. It is all about profit always. Out of control unregulated greed.

what does your response have to do with bananas?

[zqt3344 21]

bananas are for O V O M I T!

It is this sort of ####### that has brought us to this point where there has to be a National Health Insurance plan option for those that cannot afford private insurance or get declined like this. So what are they supposed to do and for that matter what would any of us do in that situation, I mean think about it, all of us have health insurance that has clauses in it that allow our insurer to dump us at a whim, and do not think they cannot or will not try it. It is all about profit always. Out of control unregulated greed.

what does your response have to do with bananas?

[natty bumppo 297]

bananas are for O V O M I T!

It is this sort of ####### that has brought us to this point where there has to be a National Health Insurance plan option for those that cannot afford private insurance or get declined like this. So what are they supposed to do and for that matter what would any of us do in that situation, I mean think about it, all of us have health insurance that has clauses in it that allow our insurer to dump us at a whim, and do not think they cannot or will not try it. It is all about profit always. Out of control unregulated greed.

what does your response have to do with bananas?

ummm ... okay ...

[SpiritAlight 1]

I abhor U.S. health insurance companies!

[JVKn'CVO 11]

Saludos,

Caro

[Danno 1,228]

I abhor U.S. health insurance companies!

How about Auto or Life insurances companies.... do you abhor them too?

How about the ones that do both auto, life and Health?

Insurance is a business, the policy may be more personal to you, but to them it comers down to Exposure to risk and you pay accordingly.

The only reason some of you LUV the idea of Gov heath insurance is simply because someone else will pay part if....or most of, your share of the cost.

It's no more complicated than that.

[HYENA 4]

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[HYENA 4]

I abhor U.S. health insurance companies!

How about Auto or Life insurances companies.... do you abhor them too?

How about the ones that do both auto, life and Health?

Insurance is a business, the policy may be more personal to you, but to them it comers down to Exposure to risk and you pay accordingly.

The only reason some of you LUV the idea of Gov heath insurance is simply because someone else will pay part if....or most of, your share of the cost.

It's no more complicated than that.

we all pay for it one way or another...even we pay for uninsured but it's not fair someone has to die over it.

I reviewed and fought for coverage with insurance companies and they're evil. The more denials the case manager makes, the bigger the bonus she gets. I used to tell the BCBS case manager if her next job would be in hell. I just don't know after they die where all that evil goes? Maybe to other insurance case managers?

I've seen good people die because of money who had a chance to recover and rich people suck the money down the drain for nothing other than some stupid ad made them paranoid, the doc needs more money and starts removing moles on a 90 year old...stupid ######!