There Should Be A Website Where One Could Go & Post How Health Insurance Companies Screw People ....

[global1]

deny coverage, raise rates and drop them.

Wouldn't it be neat to have a website that is essentially a clearing house for complaints against Health Insurers. Get it out their in plain english and black and white as to how Health Insurers are screwing people over. People should be able to vent as to how they have had to fight with their insurance company to be able to get a life saving test covered, etc and they should be able to name the insurance company. We can then have a running tally as to which insurer is the worst and is harming the most people.

I don't know if such a site exists yet - if it does - please provide me a link. If such a site doesn't exist - please - somebody with the talent to put up a website - create one.

I was listening to Ed Schultz on his radio show today and he read an account of a person that has been trying to get a test or procedure approved for over 2 years and finally after they went public - Cigna - approved it. It was questioned as to why now did Cigna approve it - was it because they finally really believed that this person needed it OR was it because they went public and Cigna couldn't stand the bad publicity.

Can you see why such a site like I suggested would be a good thing to create?

[noiretextatique]

1. great idea!

i am sure some of the more computer-savvy folks here could set that up.

[noiretextatique]

8. here's a good site

http://www.guaranteedhealthcare.org/

[kimmerspixelated]

2. Have you looked at Rip-Off report?

There might be something there. Otherwise, I would think the ins. co's are apt to silence or shut down anything negative.

[global1]

6. Hey - What About Our First Amendment Rights?.........

they can't do that. It's a free country - we just have to pay through the nose for health insurance. That isn't a right - it's a privilege. (sarcasm)

[liberalhistorian]

3. There is! It's called

www.sickforprofit.com. Be sure to have your blood pressure medicine handy, or be sitting down, though, while reading it. To say that the stories are infuriating is the understatement of the millenium.

There's also www.sickofit.com.

[Bigmack]

7. Thank you.... great site. Emails going out today! nt

[Journeyman]

4. Here's three. . .

http://www.bluecrosssucks.com/consumer.htm

http://www.guaranteedhealthcare.org/blog/shum-preston/2008/01/14/hundreds-patients-tell-their-health-insurance-horror-stories

http://www.sickofbluecross.com/consumer_stories/


And yes, it would be nice if there was a central clearing house for these stories, but if there was, how ever would the Republicans and Blue Dogs spread their lies?

[CrownPrinceBandar]

5. There is a site called "bluecrosssucks.com" on the interwebs........

and they have a "health care horror stories" section.

http://www.bluecrosssucks.com/consumer.htm