17-Pound, 4-Month-Old Baby Denied Health Insurance for Being Too Fat

[Modbert]

17-Pound, 4-Month-Old Baby Denied Health Insurance for Being Too Fat - Children's Health - FOXNews.com

But the sight of 4-month-old Alex Lange, who measures 25-inches long and weighs 17 pounds, is bringing a frown to the hypothetical face of insurance company Rocky Mountain Health Plans, The Denver Post reported on its Web site Monday.

Underwriters, the people who are in charge of assessing risk for insurance companies, have decided that baby Alex's pre-existing condition — obesity — makes him a high-risk patient and have denied him coverage

And it doesn't end there:

Bernie and Kelli Lange tried to get insurance with Rocky Mountain Health Plans when their current insurer raised their rates 40 percent after Alex was born.

After filling out the necessary paperwork, the broker who was helping the family find new insurance called last Thursday with the shocking news that Alex, who weighed 8 1/4-pounds at birth, was being denied coverage.

So who's still against Health Care Reform in general? Just wanted an update. Bueller? Bueller?

 

[strollingbones]

what next...something has to be done.

 

[Modbert]

what next...something has to be done.

Health Care Rationing is already in full effect. It's only a matter of how much vs company greed.

 

[strollingbones]

o i am well aware of that...health care rationing its cheaper for insurance companies to let you die..they make more money that way

 

[goldcatt]

That story is just disgusting.
I had multiples, so big was not our problem. But my newest little nephew is less than 2 weeks old and was a hair over 9 pounds at birth. He's just a big baby all around. I wonder what the cutoff is before my brother and sis in law are likely to have insurance issues?

 

[strollingbones]

2 to 1 that is a breast fed baby the 17 lb one....my son was a fat thing...looked like the michelin man...just rolls of fat....doctor told me when he started walking it would change...it did...he now weights 170 lbs and is 6' 4"...what a bunch of bullshit....

it is time to stop insurance companies....from doing stupid shit like this

 

[Emma]

2 to 1 that is a breast fed baby the 17 lb one....my son was a fat thing...looked like the michelin man...just rolls of fat....doctor told me when he started walking it would change...it did...he now weights 170 lbs and is 6' 4"...what a bunch of bullshit....

it is time to stop insurance companies....from doing stupid shit like this

Daughter was reading another article; he is a breast baby.

And btw, this just popped up in the news:

Colo. insurer changes course on fat infants
(AP) – 1 hour ago

DENVER — A Colorado insurance company is changing its attitude about fat babies.
Rocky Mountain Health Plans said Monday it will no longer consider obesity a "pre-existing condition" barring coverage for hefty infants. The change comes after the insurer turned down a Grand Junction 4-month-old who weighs about 17 pounds. The insurer deemed Alex Lange obese and said the infant didn't qualify for coverage.
The child's father works at NBC affiliate KKCO-TV in Grand Junction, and news accounts about the boy's rejection made national headlines.
The insurer said Monday it would change its policy for babies that are healthy but fat. The company attributed the boy's rejection for health coverage to "a flaw in our underwriting system."

Bullshit. The rejection was what it was, not a damned "flaw".

But I'm willing to bet they (and their comrades in the insurance racket) saw the need to squelch this story and quick.

I wonder why???

 

[random3434]

2 to 1 that is a breast fed baby the 17 lb one....my son was a fat thing...looked like the michelin man...just rolls of fat....doctor told me when he started walking it would change...it did...he now weights 170 lbs and is 6' 4"...what a bunch of bullshit....

it is time to stop insurance companies....from doing stupid shit like this

Daughter was reading another article; he is a breast baby.

And btw, this just popped up in the news:

Colo. insurer changes course on fat infants
(AP) – 1 hour ago

DENVER — A Colorado insurance company is changing its attitude about fat babies.
Rocky Mountain Health Plans said Monday it will no longer consider obesity a "pre-existing condition" barring coverage for hefty infants. The change comes after the insurer turned down a Grand Junction 4-month-old who weighs about 17 pounds. The insurer deemed Alex Lange obese and said the infant didn't qualify for coverage.
The child's father works at NBC affiliate KKCO-TV in Grand Junction, and news accounts about the boy's rejection made national headlines.
The insurer said Monday it would change its policy for babies that are healthy but fat. The company attributed the boy's rejection for health coverage to "a flaw in our underwriting system."

Bullshit. The rejection was what it was, not a damned "flaw".

But I'm willing to bet they (and their comrades in the insurance racket) saw the need to squelch this story and quick.

I wonder why???

What if he didn't somehow work in the media, and this was just John and Jane Doe the insurance company was trying to scam.

They would continue with it, but now they are 'busted' thanks to the media exposure.

 

[Modbert]

Of course it was Emma, and thank you for posting that. If this story had not made national headlines, I am sure they would of done nothing to change this.

 

[rdean]

Republicans call it capitalism.

Remember, there is always an insurance agent between you and your doctor. Agents are only there to "skim" money to pay their CEO's. Tens of millions take lots and lots of policies.

 

[Emma]

2 to 1 that is a breast fed baby the 17 lb one....my son was a fat thing...looked like the michelin man...just rolls of fat....doctor told me when he started walking it would change...it did...he now weights 170 lbs and is 6' 4"...what a bunch of bullshit....

it is time to stop insurance companies....from doing stupid shit like this

Daughter was reading another article; he is a breast baby.

And btw, this just popped up in the news:

Colo. insurer changes course on fat infants
(AP) – 1 hour ago

DENVER — A Colorado insurance company is changing its attitude about fat babies.
Rocky Mountain Health Plans said Monday it will no longer consider obesity a "pre-existing condition" barring coverage for hefty infants. The change comes after the insurer turned down a Grand Junction 4-month-old who weighs about 17 pounds. The insurer deemed Alex Lange obese and said the infant didn't qualify for coverage.
The child's father works at NBC affiliate KKCO-TV in Grand Junction, and news accounts about the boy's rejection made national headlines.
The insurer said Monday it would change its policy for babies that are healthy but fat. The company attributed the boy's rejection for health coverage to "a flaw in our underwriting system."

Bullshit. The rejection was what it was, not a damned "flaw".

But I'm willing to bet they (and their comrades in the insurance racket) saw the need to squelch this story and quick.

I wonder why???

What if he didn't somehow work in the media, and this was just John and Jane Doe the insurance company was trying to scam.

They would continue with it, but now they are 'busted' thanks to the media exposure.

We have a winner!

In addition to that, insurance companies are walking on eggshells nowadays. Any bad PR is going to be addressed and quickly.

And you're right; had this been anyone else without the contacts to spread it through the national media, they wouldn't have reversed their policy.

 

[Modbert]

Republicans call it capitalism.

Remember, there is always an insurance agent between you and your doctor. Agents are only there to "skim" money to pay their CEO's. Tens of millions take lots and lots of policies.

Many Democrats do too. This isn't a Republican or Democrat issue. It's an American issue.

 

[keee keee]

If this was Great Britain the fat police would be called and the child taken away due to parental abuse!!! watch out Obama care is coming!!!! You dems said you want a program like they have in GB

 

[random3434]

If this was Great Britain the fat police would be called and the child taken away due to parental abuse!!! watch out Obama care is coming!!!! You dems said you want a program like they have in GB

Now we just need Crude Frank in here to post about Acorn, and a few more trolls to be off topic!

 

[Modbert]

Now we just need Crude Frank in here to post about Acorn, and a few more trolls to be off topic!

Of course, why debate the facts when you can make lies and mud slinging? Seems I forgot to add this kee kee to the idiot list.

 

[rdean]

Republicans call it capitalism.

Remember, there is always an insurance agent between you and your doctor. Agents are only there to "skim" money to pay their CEO's. Tens of millions take lots and lots of policies.

Many Democrats do too. This isn't a Republican or Democrat issue. It's an American issue.

You're right. And many Republicans seem to have forgotten that.

 

[Emma]

I just watched the video (up on dad's tv station ) and the baby is adorable. He's not 'morbidly obese' for God's sake... and I think most of his weight is in those cheeks

 

[Modbert]

I just watched the video (up on dad's tv station ) and the baby is adorable. He's not 'morbidly obese' for God's sake... and I think most of his weight is in those cheeks

That's what I thought too.

This just seems like a form of Health Care Rationing to me. It's like saying someone who has been shot shouldn't receive because of complications they may have down the road or that they may die during surgery.

 

[Emma]

I just watched the video (up on dad's tv station ) and the baby is adorable. He's not 'morbidly obese' for God's sake... and I think most of his weight is in those cheeks

That's what I thought too.

This just seems like a form of Health Care Rationing to me. It's like saying someone who has been shot shouldn't receive because of complications they may have down the road or that they may die during surgery.

Of course it is.

Blue Cross used to come into the hospital after office hours and start sifting through patient charts (yep, they're allowed) looking for anything to justify forcing patients out of the hospital.

Something as innocuous as the doc charting that the patient was improving could trigger it, regardless if that level of improvement was still not enough to safely discharge them.

There was one sweet lady with whom they were particularly vicious. On more than one occasion, they came in late in the evening and demanded she be discharged by midnight. She had leukemia, and in addition to the physical stresses of the disease itself, the chemo and side effects, she was absolutely frantic at the thought BC would find a reason to drop her. She used to cry, begging us not to use too many supplies or to put off dressing changes and procedures, so not to anger Blue Cross. She was single, about 50 years old and was her sole support. And this was before FMLA. She was terrified of these people.

One night I was working and those bastards did it to her again. She was sick. Neutropenic and starting to look toxic, and they went into her room and told her she had to leave by midnight. I was furious. Called the doc who told me under NO circumstances was she to be discharged, and to tell her he would take care of it in the morning.

Shortly after (what would have been) her discharge time, around 1AM, she crashed and was admitted to ICU on the vent. Had she been discharged, she'd have died.

I don't give a fuck what people call me. Socialist, communist, marxist. Give it your best shot. I've been watching crap like this happen to these patients for over 25 years and I'm sick of it. We need a fucking single payer system. Period.

 

[paperview]

I just watched the video (up on dad's tv station ) and the baby is adorable. He's not 'morbidly obese' for God's sake... and I think most of his weight is in those cheeks

That's what I thought too.

This just seems like a form of Health Care Rationing to me. It's like saying someone who has been shot shouldn't receive because of complications they may have down the road or that they may die during surgery.

Of course it is.

Blue Cross used to come into the hospital after office hours and start sifting through patient charts (yep, they're allowed) looking for anything to justify forcing patients out of the hospital.

Something as innocuous as the doc charting that the patient was improving could trigger it, regardless if that level of improvement was still not enough to safely discharge them.

There was one sweet lady with whom they were particularly vicious. On more than one occasion, they came in late in the evening and demanded she be discharged by midnight. She had leukemia, and in addition to the physical stresses of the disease itself, the chemo and side effects, she was absolutely frantic at the thought BC would find a reason to drop her. She used to cry, begging us not to use too many supplies or to put off dressing changes and procedures, so not to anger Blue Cross. She was single, about 50 years old and was her sole support. And this was before FMLA. She was terrified of these people.

One night I was working and those bastards did it to her again. She was sick. Neutropenic and starting to look toxic, and they went into her room and told her she had to leave by midnight. I was furious. Called the doc who told me under NO circumstances was she to be discharged, and to tell her he would take care of it in the morning.

Shortly after (what would have been) her discharge time, around 1AM, she crashed and was admitted to ICU on the vent. Had she been discharged, she'd have died.

I don't give a fuck what people call me. Socialist, communist, marxist. Give it your best shot. I've been watching crap like this happen to these patients for over 25 years and I'm sick of it. We need a fucking single payer system. Period.

You go girl.