Beautiful health care plan at my husband's work.

[China_cat]

Called the wives included in the family plans (I missed it by being uninsurable) and offered them free mammograms. All they needed was a referral from their pcp. Wow! That's just great.

Until 2 women turned up with problems, caught by the mammograms. Then the insurance cancelled them before treatment could start. And they ended up getting bills for the mammograms under the guise that they weren't eligible for the insurance to start with so they weren't eligible for the free tests.

Great, new ways for health insurance to cancel you while looking like the good guys. I'll be interested to find out if the guys' insurance cost goes down or stays the same. I'm betting on the latter.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

1. Looking forward to the Obama or Clinton health care plan

Where everyone can have insurance as good as that.

I guess it can be called progress, but I think it will just give the insurance companies a bigger shield against single-payer universal health care (a.k.a. "socialized medicine")

[Tanuki]

2. If you don't mind

will you tell us the name of the insurance company? They deserve public shame and outrage over something like this. This was truly despicable.

[China_cat]

3. Sorry. I got myself into some shit just by posting about it.

HR at my husband's work is all over it and they think any more 'publicity' over it could damage their case.

[Horse with no Name]

4. I have a love-hate relationship with my insurance company

lately, they have been a lifesaver.
I had a $20k hospital bill that they paid the majority of.
Mammograms are free annually for over 40--all you do is schedule and the scheduling place calls the insurance company.
I don't know how they can cancel them with the Healthcare Portability Act.
It sounds like something in rotten in Denmark.