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Monday, February 15, 2016

Cancer patients snagged in health law’s tangled paperwork

WASHINGTON (AP) — Walt Whitlow was under treatment for cancer when he got an unwelcome surprise.

His financial assistance under President Barack Obama’s health care law got slashed. That meant his premium quadrupled and his deductible went from $900 to $4,600.

Hundreds of thousands of people lose subsidies under the health law, or even their policies, when they get tangled in a web of paperwork problems involving income, citizenship and taxes. Some are dealing with serious illnesses like cancer. Advocates fear the problems, if left unresolved, could undermine the nation’s historic gains in health insurance.

Ana Granado was scheduled for reconstruction after breast cancer surgery when she was notified that her coverage would be canceled because of questions about her immigration status. Legal aid attorneys got that cleared up quickly, but Granado’s financial assistance for her premiums was suspended.

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

They will not be happy until non of use can afford insurance.

Anonymous said...

unless you are a Communist from Mexico

Anonymous said...

I told you this would happen, once we got obama bin laden care... NOPE I am just a conspiracy theorist though, who is always right geeee imagine what research can do.... Imagine that...

Anonymous said...

I don't like to see suffering like this - even if it is only financial.

My only question - did he vote for Obama?!

Anonymous said...

There wouldn't be any of these problems if there was a single payer. Get rid of all the insurance companies!