Woman With Leukemia Has Insurance Canceled Because She Was One Penny Short

OK, if you ever needed a reason why we need health care reform, check this out.  A woman with Leukemia had her coverage canceled because she was 1 cent ($0.01) short in her payment. Only when she threatened to go to the press was she reinstated.  The Colorado Springs Gazette describes it this way:

La Rosa Carrington has more than enough to worry about. She’s a single mother with two teenage daughters, she’s fighting a type of leukemia that requires five days of chemo a month for four months, and she lost her job in May. So the last thing she needed was news that her health insurance benefits would be terminated because she hadn’t paid her premium in full. The shortfall? One penny.

Read more: http://www.gazette.com/articles/rosa-101227-carrington-threatened.html#ixzz0t253z9ES

Amazing!