Mother Speaks Out on Insurance Giant CIGNA's Denial of Healthcare to Cancer-Stricken Twin Daughters

Democracy Now by Stacie Ritter, Juan Gonzalez, Amy Goodman, Wendell Potter | Oct. 1, 2009 (Special Report)

Stacie Ritter’s twin daughters were diagnosed with cancer at the age of four. Their insurance provider, CIGNA, denied them coverage even though they had been covered by the family’s former insurer. The incident marked just the latest chapter in the family’s ongoing troubles with the health insurance industry. A few years ago, the Ritters filed for bankruptcy due to their high medical expenses—even though they had health insurance at the time. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Oct 14, 2009 - 11:44 PM PDT
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Oct 14, 2009 - 11:58 PM PDT
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 by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 14, 2009

The very personal and specific story of denial of coverage by private health insurance serves as a poster story of what is wrong with the current system of payment for health care.

That’s another thing that makes this so sad, is that they have people at such a huge disadvantage, because when you’re going through and you’ve got cancer or your ... More »

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 by Tanya J. Maurer - Oct. 15, 2009
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