Injured War Zone Contractors Fight to Get Care From AIG and Other Insurers

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via MichaelMoore.com:




April 18th, 2009 11:55 am
Injured War Zone Contractors Fight to Get Care From AIG and Other Insurers

by T. Christian Miller / ProPublica and Doug Smith / Los Angeles Times


Reporting from Los Angeles and Washington — Civilian workers who suffered devastating injuries while supporting the U.S. war effort in Iraq and Afghanistan have come home to a grinding battle for basic medical care, artificial limbs, psychological counseling and other services.

The insurance companies responsible for their treatment under taxpayer-funded policies have routinely denied the most serious medical claims. Those insurers -- primarily American International Group (AIG) -- recorded hundreds of millions of dollars in profits on this business.

The civilian contractors have played an indispensable role in the two conflicts, delivering fuel to frontline troops, guarding U.S. diplomats and translating for soldiers during dangerous raids. More than 1,400 civilian workers have died and 31,000 have been wounded or injured in the two war zones.

Yet unlike wounded soldiers, who are offered health care, rehabilitation and support services by the military, the civilians have to battle a federally supervised insurance system marked by high costs and excessive delays, an investigation by the Los Angeles Times, ABC News and ProPublica has found. ...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/latestnews/index.php?id=13744

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1. Why would they ever insure them...

in the first place? Really bad odds... those policies must have cost a fortune.