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For 12-Year-Old Missing an Arm, Insurance Has Run Out

Benjamin French was born without his right arm. In his 12 years, he has had seven prostheses. His most recent replacement will cost nearly $30,000. But, according to his insurance company, the boy is ineligible for further coverage of prosthetic devices because he has already spent his lifetime maximum benefit.

By Danielle Ivory16 November 2009

Rape Victim's Choice: Risk AIDS or Health Insurance?

A woman who was sexually assaulted took the anti-AIDS drugs her doctor prescribed as a precaution, only to learn that she had made herself virtually uninsurable. This is one of the stories emerging from the Investigative Fund's citizen journalism project on the health insurance industry.

By Danielle Ivory21 October 2009

VIDEO: Kucinich Grills Insurance Execs on Claim Denials

Are health insurance companies generally being fair and honest when they reject claims from policy holders? That would seem to be an important question in deciding how best to fix the U.S. health system. But it hasnt been a focus of the raging health-care debate -- possibly because the answer is not publicly available. At a recent House hearing, Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-Ohio) questions executives of six of the nation's largest health insurers about claims denials.
» Related Story: In Health Care, Number of Claims Denied Remains a Mystery

 

By Sabrina Sieck and Lagan Sebert
18 September 2009

Health Insurance Denials Remain a Mystery

Are health insurance companies generally being fair and honest when they reject claims from policy holders? That would seem to be an important question in deciding how best to fix the U.S. health system, but it hasn’t been a focus of the health-care debate, possibly because the answer is not publicly available.

By Danielle Ivory18 September 2009