Shame on CIGNA!!! Another insurance companys incompetence!!

[LiberalinNC]

GLENDALE, California (AP) -- A 17-year-old died just hours after her health insurance company reversed its decision not to pay for a liver transplant that doctors said the girl needed.

Nataline Sarkisyan died Thursday night at about 6 p.m. at University of California, Los Angeles, Medical Center. She had been in a vegetative state for weeks, said her mother, Hilda.

"She passed away, and the insurance (company) is responsible for this," she said.

"They took my daughter away from me," said Nataline's father, Krikor, who appeared at a news conference Friday with his 21-year-old son, Bedros.

Link: http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/12/21/teen.liver.transplant.ap/index.html

[Sequoia]

1. I hope the family can sue them.

I hope those people at CIGNA can sleep well tonight and enjoy their holiday with their teenaged children who are alive and well, while another family has to bury their child on Christmas.

[DesertFlower]

4. they are suing.

mark geragos is handling the case.

[Sequoia]

6. GOOD !!!!

[NightWatcher]

2. was it incompetence? or did they just save themselves a few bucks?

they make money. they saved money by not paying a claim. I wonder how much money their CEO and boardmembers will get for a holiday bonus.

evil bastards

[LaurenG]

3. I dislike Cigna intensely - may the death of this young woman

weigh heavily on their cold corporate hearts.

[marmar]

5. Incompetence or indifference?

When its life or death vs. profit, guess what wins in the world of free-market health care.