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.
Very Dangerous if Swallowed
September 13, 2013
Toy recall! “Be Amazing!” has announced a recall of its Monster Science Growing Spiders. The small beads can be mistaken for candy by children and ingested. Once ingested the beads can expand, causing intestinal obstructions. These toys do not show up on x-rays and require surgery to be