The movie also shows hospitals dumping patients. caught on video, being dumbed after having their medical tags removed, still in their hospital gowns. hmmmm....
Ya, but I didn't want to go there... as it boils my blood. Imagine that... hospitals maintaining an account with a cab company to routinely pick up dazed, disoriented, heavily medicated patients, some senior citizens, ...and dump them on the streets of downtown LA on skid row, still in their hospital gowns... with no knowledge of where they are, or even what planet they are on.
As bad as that is, apparently there were some medical insurance horror stories that were too painful, and too horrific to include in the movie, ...like the case of the woman who had a "wonderful policy". It covered
EVERYTHING! ...including mental health as well. Well, one night she was viciously and horrifically raped. The trauma was so severe, she needed psychological counselling and therapy to deal with what happened to her. Her insurance company denied her. Since the therapy was needed as a consequence of the rape that previously occurred, ...the rape was classified as a "pre-existing condition" and on that basis, her claim for therapy was denied.
Then there was the rape victim who was denied coverage, because she was raped. Rape is a crime, and as such, her condition stemmed from an act of crime. Claim denied. That means if you get stabbed, it doesn't matter how long you've paid your insurance premiums or taken care of yourself, ...if you get stabbed or shot, or catch a stray bullet from some driveby, your insurance won't cover the operation to take the bullet out. Your poor health came about from an act of crime. CLAIM DENIED!
