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.
State to Impose Tougher DWI Laws
November 18, 2009
The Buffalo News reported today that tougher DWI laws will take effect. the News reported that “Special ignition locking devices will be imposed on any driver convicted of drunken driving, including first-time offenders, and new felonies will be created for intoxicated drivers with a child in the vehicle