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.
Bus Blown Over By High Winds on I 90
December 10, 2009
New York State police report a double-deck bus was blown over early this morning on interstate 90, near Buffalo, New York causing 9 of 13 occupants to be transported to hospital. The conditions included snow and winds from a storm system affecting a large part of the country