Vietnam Vet doesn't get transplant for cancer treatment of 2 cents

[wolftracks]

They just had a segment about a Vietnam Vet (like my honey) who was in the hospital for a stem cell??? transplant for his cancer, but when his wife made their insurance payment it was short by 2 cents, so they canceled him. There was already a donor.

When they anchor asked if if an apology was going to be made the guy he was talking to on the phone said they were within the law and "No"

 

[redhen]

Creeps..

 

[Dunkopf]

DW read that to me. If you are short, you are short. A mortgage company would have charged a late fee A bank would have charged an overdraft fee. An insurance company would have normally charged a late fee and continued coverage. They saw a way out of paying for a very expensive procedure and jumped on it. People are just numbers to health insurance companies. They don't have to offer great customer service. So a lot of them don't It's not like auto insurance where you can dump them and go to a different company.

It's a pathetic story.

 

[EweSheep]

Oh for the love of Mike!!!!!! Jeez!

 

[Katy]

They said on our evening news that it had been resolved and his insurance reinstated.

 

[EweSheep]

Oh good! A good steak dinner and big apology would be in order for this poor guy!

 

[mississippifarmboy]

One of these days Vets are gonna get fed up.....

Just sayin.

 

[Redcatcher]

I would say it was time to have a serious flashback.

 

[Dunkopf]

Quote:
See, the media does good sometimes. Bet that killed the execs to have to squeeze that out.

 

[sourland]

Somehow that does not come as a surprise.