The Artvoice reported today that Blue Shield California twice refused to pay $2,700 emergency room claims by Rosalinda Miran-Ramirez, concluding that it was not a “reasonable” decision for her to go to the emergency room that morning when she awoke to a shirt saturated from blood with what turned out to be a breast tumor. Only after KPIX-TV reported the story did the insurance company pay the claim. Further, it reported that the National Women’s Law Center found that the laws of eight states permit insurance companies to deny health coverage to a battered spouse (as a “pre-existing condition”) since batterers tend to be recidivists.
Table-Top Clip-on Chair Recalled
August 18, 2011
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on August 17, 2011 announced a voluntary recall of the “metoo” Clip-on Chair manufactured by phil&teds USA Inc, of Fort Collins, Co. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.