Posted on: Sat, Oct 24 2009 10:47 AM
Posted by: Mshores
Posts: 485
The fact that an insurance company did something that horrible doesn't surprise me at all. Also the fact they only corrected things once they were put under the spotlight for the public to see also doesn't surprise me at all. That seems to becoming the "Norm" with insurance companies. I'm so glad to see one company pushed into doing the right thing. Now on to enforcing the laws so the rest have to. I watch all these people fighting over healthcare and until these companies are made to do what the contracts say they should, then what does it matter?
What does surprise me is that there isn't any clear cut way to turn in these insurance companies when they do things like this or break HIPAA, fabricate records to cover their employee's acts or refuse to honor a contract. I know, I am still fighting with Aetna and the horrible mess they have made of my life. My congressman's office says it is the State Insurance Regularity Commission who handles these things and those people say that it is a personal problem and not theirs to deal with. I have talked to everyone from the White House, the Justice Department, my Governor's office to asking/calling several attorneys "Who does cover these kinds of things?". NO ONE is the answer unless you have a ton of money to throw away to fight these companies.
The least traumatic things I have dealt with in over 3 years was getting hurt, the surgery and all the months of not walking then working my way back to what I am now. I've never asked for a hand out or even a hand up, just a hand and I have still come out with nothing in the way of help with this. I am very blessed I am not homeless at this point and am just keeping my head above water to survive. I'm open to suggestions on what to try next because at this point no one else seems to care about what has happened to me and how easy it could happen to anyone.
Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.
-Lou Holtz
