Anger at health insurance prompts public to fund bionic arm for child
Anger at health insurance prompts public to fund bionic arm for child
Remi Bateman, 9, was born without a left hand and struggles with simple tasks. Her family's health insurer deemed that a robotic arm was "not medically necessary."
Also this video:
If only there was some sort of system where everyone could pool their resources and each could receive the care they needed
Also, the other thing that gets me is this: most health insurance companies deny claims based on the claim not being a "medical necessity".
Regardless of the abuse of that - partly subjective - evaluation of medical necessity for greedy purposes, isn't the United States supposed to be a rich country?
I get the medical necessity argument when a cash-strapped healthcare system in a poor country tries to distribute the limited pool amongst as many recipients as possible. But this argument being thrown in the face of insured patrons in a country as rich as the US is totally out of line.
Or said another way, Americans should not be content with "medical necessity" but should demand "the best there is".
The best stuff and the wealth are only for the "right" people though. Certainly not for everyone!
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I hate these stories. Instead of praising the public for making up for corporations, more Luigi.
In this instance, the bit about people being angry at health insurance companies is clearly outlined.
Due to immense anger at the orphan crushing machine, people bribe it with loads of money to not crush one orphan.
Wow, completely off base