Houston Tracy, a 12-day-old boy, has already survived a rare birth defect, a feeding tube and open heart surgery. Now his family is waiting to see how the battle with an insurance company will fare.Last week, Houston's parents found out that the term "pre-existing condition" can apply the moment someone is born.
"When he came out, he made one little cry and he didn't really cry much," said Houston's father, Doug Tracy, 39, of Crowley, Texas.
"In Houston's case he would not have survived had he not gotten the care," said Dr. Steve Muyskens, pediatric cardiologist at Cook Children's Medical Center, who treated Houston. "Most children with this [would] have a demise within days to months in life."
Comentário nosso: pré-existência aplicada a um recém-nascido? será o negócio dos seguros de saúde um negócio sério? ou será que as poderosas Seguradoras se limitam a aproveitarem-se das fragilidades dos indivíduos? quando a ganância pelo lucro, sem qualquer escrúpulo é demasiada, os cidadãos têm que ser activos, mesmo se necessário extremamente activos.
