heavy baby denied health coverage
After the birth of Alex, the Lange family sought a new insurance provider in Rocky Mountain Health Plans. The insurer then turned around and told the family their baby was “too fat” for coverage.
Alex’s parents, Bernie and Kelli, were understandably shocked.
“I could understand if we could control what he’s eating. But he’s 4 months old. We can’t put him on the Atkins diet or on a treadmill,” Bernie joked. “There is just something absurd about denying an infant.”
