Comments on: Insurance Company Targeted HIV Positive Patients To Drop Their Coverage

By: Duros62

Duros62 — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:54:44 +0000

Out of one side of the conservative mouth we hear:

Um….because SHUT UP THAT’S WHY!

/con

By: Lonya

Lonya — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:43:10 +0000

Additionally, Fafaroo, if I read the article correctly, it appears the company made $150 million in profit (or savings) during a 5-year period. Even with a $10 million verdict they are still up $140 million and therein lies the crux of the matter.

Some insurers, like some product manufacturers, will make this a part of their cost-benefit analysis. The conscious decision that the ocassional law suit will cost less than fixing a faulty design flaw. No difference in concept here. Engage in an unlawful policy and bank on the fact that if discovered the liability will be less than the savings. The fact that people die as a result of this is besides the point.

BTW – rescission has its place in insurance but obviously, as practiced here, it is unlawful and violates the insurer’s good faith obligation to insure its policy holders.

By: Quaker in a Basement

Quaker in a Basement — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:54:32 +0000

Mr. GG, did you actually read the article you linked? I recommend Mr. GG's link to all. It is Ferristacular!

By: Quaker in a Basement

Quaker in a Basement — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:03:38 +0000

TFJ!!

By: David

David — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:01:50 +0000

They also try to drop women who they think might be trying to become pregnant. They comb their records looking for women who stop taking birth control pills.

By: Michael Over Here

Michael Over Here — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:44:54 +0000

What are the chances that SaveFarris doesn’t come back to this thread to respond to fafaroo’s full-of-win dissection of his argument?

By: Repack Rider

Repack Rider — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:40:58 +0000

Fafaroo FTW.

Bueller?

By: fafaroo

fafaroo — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:20:23 +0000

This is so classic.

Out of one side of the conservative mouth we hear: “The customer sued the company and won. The system worked but the liberals want to destroy it!”

Out of the other side we hear: “The key to the health care crisis is limiting patient’s ability to sue their insurer and/or doctor through tort reform but the liberals won’t listen.”

Awesome.

By: Jody

Jody — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:15:32 +0000

Because it was irrelevant to the fact that THE COMPANY DENIED HEALTH CARE TO HIV POSITIVE PATIENTS, you paint drinking idiot.

By: El Cid

El Cid — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:08:48 +0000

Exactly! This chemo-queen’s story is totally bunk because various people said she may qualify for various aid programs! What a preening, leukemia-rich bitch!

By: SaveFarris

SaveFarris — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:59:56 +0000

… and got their as*es sued, costing them a $10 million verdict, innumerated trial fees, and a crippling legal precedent.

You left off that part. Wonder why?

By: MrGreyGhost

MrGreyGhost — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:57:55 +0000

Yeah, reminds me of what those "EVIL!" Repubs and conservative Dems are doing to "poor" taxpaying citizens like Natoma Canfield....OH WAIT!

By: El Cid

El Cid — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:48:07 +0000

Shame on the liberals for using their big government intimidation to force an innocent company to destroy all their records of denying care coverage to one of their customers.

By: jr

jr — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:03:04 +0000

“HIV patients have to die so we can have liberty”-Ron Paul

By: durablend

durablend — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:58:54 +0000

“Bah let em go to the emergency room or get a job or something….” -cons