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To: i-node who wrote (531927)	11/23/2009 4:23:22 PM
From: Alighieri	1 Recommendation Read Replies (3) of 1574685

...having to face its customer and the civil justice system for its actions. Bullshit...hell these guys aren't even accountable for operating a monopoly in most states. In truth, it simply doesn't happen unless there is damned good reason. Why? Because it isn't in the insurance company's self-interest to do it. Read below. Why are you defending these scumbags? Never mind...you don't have to answer that. msnbc.msn.com In 45 states across the country, insurance companies can discriminate against people based on their pre-existing conditions when they try to purchase health insurance directly from insurance companies in the individual insurance market.4 Insurers can deny them coverage, charge higher premiums, and/or refuse to cover that particular medical condition. A recent national survey estimated that 12.6 million non-elderly adults5 – 36 percent of those who tried to purchase health insurance directly from an insurance company in the individual insurance market – were in fact discriminated against because of a pre-existing condition in the previous three years.6 In another survey, one in 10 people with cancer said they could not obtain health coverage, and six percent said they lost their coverage, because of being diagnosed with the disease.7 It is still legal in nine states for insurers to reject applicants who are survivors of domestic violence, citing the history of domestic violence as a pre-existing condition.8 Even when offering coverage, insurers can exclude whole categories of illnesses related to a pre-existing condition. For example, someone with a pre-existing condition of hay fever could have any respiratory system disease – such as bronchitis or pneumonia – excluded from coverage.9 I've not heard anything of this sort. I can bury you with quotes by republicans on this. Don't be an idiot. Al

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