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Saturday, December 5, 2009

Mom denied health insurance for having a C-section

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By Mira Jacob, Shine staff, on Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:29am PDT

Try this one out: You're a stay-at-home mom who has had two sons via Caesarean Section. Your husband is self employed, and you are in the market for health insurance. You find a large, well known provider who will cover your family with just one hitch: Read More »

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User post: In the current health care system, we are "those" people

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By Wearethosepeople, on Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:49am PDT

This is our family's health care story. It's for anyone who thinks the public option in health care is for lazy people who just want to live off other people's taxes—you know, "those people.”

When B. and I got married in 1998, he put all of his income into his new construction business and I supported us for a short time with my income. Our health insurance came through my employer. A little over a year later, when our first child was born, our insurance company refused to pay for my emergency Caesarean birth for over 7 months, even though my employer had always paid my premiums on time.
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