I just can't let it go....

I guess the thing that really bothers me about the insurance companies is the fact that they bail on people after they have received the treatment.

Case in point. In Florida, a man has cancer. He gets his treatments. After receiving his treatments and is recovering nicely. He goes to the mail box one day and there is a bill for $50,000. from the insurance company with a letter stating that they did not cover the treatment. The patient has no choice but to pay the bill. The patient is in shock. This is enough to cause a relapse in his condition. He is confused. He has paid his premiums faithfully on time. What the deal? Can insurance companies do this; just suddenly drop you like this?

Where is our attorney general consumer protection plan in action. Why doesn't anyone go after corporations and businesses that cheat people out of coverage like this? Isn't this unlawful? You mean they can just do anything they want to us even refuse to pay after you have had the treatment? Was it pre-approved...I would venture to say yes it was.

The man lost his home. He had to sell it to pay the $50,000 that he thought the insurance company would pay. There is something just terribly immoral about all of this! It's unethical by far!

Have we no protection? I was listening to NPR this evening driving home after playing golf and I was appalled and let a little glad that Michael Moore's stories were checked out and in fact, added to. Well, the way Michael Moore got his information was to set up a web site inviting people to share their American health care horror stories. Within days he had 58,000 entries, with one story worse than the other. For example. A child was refused treatment at one hospital and on the way to another hospital died.

A worker cried as she shared her story in the movie about listening to people's happy voices when they thought that the insurance application would be approved for a certain coverage. She had to turn her emotions off because these people were so hopeful and full of promise for help. The worker knew, they would be refused but was not permitted to go ahead and share that information with the couple. She ended up quiting her job.

Another guy, who wasn't so emotional; in fact, laughed at his job of hunting down reasons to not pay insurance recipients due to reconditions or any tiny loop hole he could fine. He did admit after a time that he too had to quit..he couldn't take it anymore. Maybe it was a little nervous laughter that I heard.

These are all horror stories. People should not have to be treated so inhumane. Where is our government in all of this? Oh, busy interfering with justice and over ruling the judge and jury in the Libby case by reversing Scooter Libby sentence. Yeah, he's a free man now, the way I understand it. Bush blatantly inferred with justice and should be held in contempt of court. Bush is like a brat let lose in a department store...the man is out of control! Seventy-five percent of the America people didn't want Libby pardoned. Bush is just too much! Next he'll be blessing people out of a window. Now that I think of it..what really frosted me is that they spend probably a million bucks of tax payer's money on try him...and then Bush let's him go.

The democrats backlash and find Bush's actions disgraceful but they never do anything about it. My gosh they have had numerous chances.

I'm done ranting and raving. I'm sad and tired...and heading for bed. This stuff wears me out.