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Brain -> Health insurance reinstated after mysterious cancellation (2/12/2010 5:21:29 PM)
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This is why people need health insurance with a public option, which several corrupt slim ball senators, congressman, and people at the White House including, Ophonybama don’t understand.
Health insurance reinstated after mysterious cancellation
For Dion Shaw, health insurance is a necessity.
The Schaumburg resident, who has ongoing health issues, takes thousands of dollars' worth of medicine every month
After he was laid off from Schiller Park-based Wisconsin Tool and Stamping Co. on Jan. 23, 2009, Shaw paid his premiums religiously so he could continue his Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurance through COBRA.
There were some bumps in the road, but throughout his year on COBRA his claims had always been paid.
Until he got a call from his doctor's billing office on Jan. 6. The doctor's office said bills for a series of recent tests had been denied by his insurance company.
Shaw said he immediately called Blue Cross and was given shocking news. His policy had been canceled, all the way back to Nov. 1.
While some November and December claims had been paid, many others had not. Without insurance, the unpaid medical bills totaled $13,893.
Upset, Shaw contacted the U.S. Department of Labor and his attorney. His attorney suggested he send an e-mail to What's Your Problem?
"I don't even know what to tell you," Shaw told the Problem Solver in early January. "You work your (butt) off, you do what you think is right. I paid what I was supposed to pay when I was supposed to pay it. I took those tests thinking they were covered."
Shaw, 42, said just one of the drugs he takes costs more than $2,500 a month.
If he had to pay the $13,893 or his monthly drug costs on his own, he would likely end up in bankruptcy, he said.
"We don't have it," Shaw said. "We'd be wiped out. … I've been out of work for the better part of a year."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/problemsolver/ct-biz-0212-problem-shaw-20100211,0,6375293.column
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