The Rest of the Story

When Obama made his health care speech to Congress September 9, as an example of insurance company abuses of clients he cited a case in Texas where a woman with breast cancer had her insurance cancelled because she had failed to list a case of acne on her application. I thought at the time that that just didn't sound quite right to me. Well, as it turns out, Joe Wilson was right when he yelled out, "You lie!"

While the case of acne may have been used by the company, the more serious issue, and I'm sure the one that really got her policy cancelled, was that she failed to report she was on medication for a heart condition and incorrectly listed her weight. I understand forgetting about that pimple you had on your nose, but forgetting there's something wrong with your heart just doesn't fly. And that, my friends, is the rest of the story.

"Obama's reference amazes cancer patient." The Dallas Morning News; September 11, 2009; p. 3B.