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Originally Posted by woj
It's very unusual for insurance company to deny paying for generally accepted medical treatment... most of the cases you hear about are about cutting edge/experimental treatments that are not generally accepted by the medical profession... OR patients with pre-existing conditions that try to trick insurance company into paying for treatment of those conditions... 
and besides, I don't think in UK there is an option of "I have some extra $$ in my retirement account, lets proceed with this 'unapproved' treatment, I'll pay for it"... is there? |
https://www.publicintegrity.org/2014...use-pay-claims
Why Do Insurance Companies Refuse to Pay Claims?
The death panelsť are already here - Salon.com
Death Drugs Cause Uproar in Oregon - ABC News
Accidental Death Becomes Suicide When Insurers Dodge Payouts - Bloomberg
The problem is this is out of the hands of the people. The people controlling HealthCare in the US are companies accountants and CEOs. So even after a President promises to change it. He can't.
This will be Trump's nightmare should he ever get elected.
Should decisions like this be left to lobbyists and bought politicians or given to the people to decide in a referendum?