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Jazzman, what a fabulous post. Finally, some reason and just plain humanity. Scaeagles, we have had great insurance for years- the best plans out there. We've seen our premiums go up, as well as our deductibles and co-pays. We've seen our doctor's offices cease accepting major plans because they won't pay on time, what's fair, or they've screwed too many patients. In short, we've seen insurance companies drive the entire medical industry to the brink. This year, for the first time ever, we were denied by our latest insurer -Blue Cross/Blue Sheild Anthem- speech therapy coverage. They state in their policy that it is covered in cases of rehabilitation, but they denied our coverage without explanation. (Our daughter lost her hearing at age 2 1/2, so it's not an issue of congenital loss, although I fail to see why that should matter). Now, we're stuck with thousands of dollars in medical bills, and I'm pissed off enough to take it to court. They've had too much power for far too long, and it's about bloody time we did something about it.
Scaeagles, even though you've been a very vocal opponent to this, I sincerely hope what happened to your family while growing up does not happen to you. All it takes is one serious illness or accident, and you could lose everything. I wouldn't wish that on anyone.
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