Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Domestic Abuse as a Pre-existing Condition

This makes me ill.  Several states and several insurance companies have denied claims for medical treatment on the rationale that domestic abuse is a pre-existing condition.

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  1. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2009 at 11:29 PM

    The who did the what?????

    I am utterly flabbergasted. Victims being victimized again and again. Unbelievable.

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  2. Mary Amanda AxfordSeptember 21, 2009 at 12:57 PM

    Yeah, flabbergasted pretty accurately describes my reaction, too.

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