PRE-EXISTING CONDITION IN THE WOMB?
Public Health Policy Carol Powers Public Health Policy Carol Powers

PRE-EXISTING CONDITION IN THE WOMB?

Thirty-five years ago, our first son was born and, expecting only good things, we happily paid the extra health insurance premium to add him to our policy.

A few weeks later, the health Insurance company wrote saying they had denied coverage of his medical expenses based upon a determination that he suffered from “a pre-existing condition in the womb.” He was born with two “medical anomalies” – physical issues that threatened his life and required immediate hospitalization…

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