Father of toddler who was refused insurance for being too skinny does not support universal

[Mass]

healthcare.

:nuke:

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/health/21348145/detail.html

Rachel said that both the therapist and her pediatrician wrote letters in support of the family’s quest to appeal the insurance company's decision. Both stated that Aislin is healthy and continues to grow.

"We would definitely like to see insurance reform," Rob Bates said. "We are not proponents of universal health care by any means, but what we want to see is that insurance companies have legitimate reasons for denying coverage."

With morons like that, no surprise this country will go nowhere. Which child does he think should be denied insurance while his daughter should get one? What is a legitimate reason. Sometimes, you want to yell.

Same thing for the HealthCare Task Force chairwoman, a Democrat.

State Sen. Betty Boyd, D-Lakewood, chairs the state's Health Care Task Force. She said, "If I were making the decisions, I think I would certainly cover this child."

Boyd said it behooves insurers to be reasonable when making their decisions.

"If insurers exercise reason, they're less likely to see mandates coming down the pike."

[Oregone]

1. Stupid is as stupid does

[derby378]

2. I'm in favor of abolishing slavery - but only if my master says it's okay to do so

DU seriously needs a "facepalm" smiley.

[Raineyb]

3. I guess denying care is only wrong when it happens to HIM

I hate asshats like that.

:grr:

[pnwmom]

6. Oh no! You're misunderstanding him.

He would have been FINE with his daughter being denied for a legitimate reason -- for example, because she had a genetic kidney condition that was slowing her growth. But he's NOT in favor of universal health insurance, so if his daughter has to die without treatment, then that's the way it goes.

:sarcasm:

[Barack_America]

4. In an insurance model "legitimate" is anything that will likely cost them money.

i.e. why they denied his kid in the first place.

That's why the insurance model for health care doesn't work.

[pnwmom]

5. If that father were to break his neck and become permanently paralyzed because

someone strangled here strangled him, would that be a legitimate reason for his insurance company to rescind his coverage?