Getting Beaten by Your Husband Is an Excuse to Deny Ins. Coverage?

by L.A.S.

This is unbelievable. I keep saying that I am not an apologist for the insurance companies. I try to portray them as reasonable, given the fact that they do have to make a profit to stay in business. And then they pull stuff like this.
A woman was dropped from her insurance plan because she was abused by her husband. Their rationale appears to be that because, she was beaten badly enough to need medical attention, she will probably wind up in the hospital again. Abusive husbands tend to repeat their behavior, in other words.
But to penalize the woman by denying her continued coverage is just unconscionable. That is penalizing the victim, and it is unacceptable.
You may read the whole article plus some commentary by clicking on this story: http://minnieapolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/16/3279449-heartless-logic-getting-beaten-by-your-husband-is-an-excuse-to-deny-ins-coverage
A quote from the article: "Under the cold logic of the insurance industry, it makes perfect sense: If you are in a marriage with someone who has beaten you in the past, you're more likely to get beaten again than the average person and are therefore more expensive to insure."
ARRGGHH!! Sometimes I just have to scream, you know what I mean?
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