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Health Insurance
Consumer Watchdog: Arnold Betrays Patients as Veto Trashes His State-of-State Pledge
October 19th, 2008
Arnold Schwarzenegger today vetoed legislation that would have prevented health insurers from canceling sick patients' coverage for innocent omissions on their insurance applications, said Consumer Watchdog. The governor said in strong terms in his State of the State address that he supported such protections for cancelled patients. "The Governor's hypocritical veto betrays his pledge in his State of the State address to protect patients whose coverage is cancelled for innocent omissions on their enrollment applications," said Jerry Flanagan, health policy director of the nonprofit, nonpartisan Consumer Watchdog. "This veto will mean that health insurers who have given...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2008-10-19)
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