Most States Fail To Protect Consumers Against Insurance Company Abuses

A 50-state survey, released today, reveals that insurance companies in most states are not prohibited from denying health coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, refusing to pay for services needed to treat common ailments, adding huge premium surcharges for people with family histories of health problems, and yanking policies and denying payments when consumers face a rash of medical bills.

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Filed under: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance on June 19th, 2008