And the Stories Begin.....

[Yagents]

I wonder if the gov't wasn't in the middle, would they have had coverage as of 1/1/14? 150k in bills due to the delay & possible bankruptcy. Is Cover Oregon to blame? He was obviously getting care, so being uninsured or insured had no bearing on his eventual death.

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/art...to-insurance-coverage?gcheck=1&nclick_check=1

 

[DS4]

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[Duaine]

Let me tell you a story....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD22a4APsCg

 

[Yagents]

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Worked for me, here is the text:

On March 25, we told the story of Carol and Steven Tishmack, a Silverton couple in heart-wrenching health insurance limbo due to Cover Oregon's inability to process applications in a timely manner.

While the couple submitted their application in December, their coverage didn't begin until April 1. In the months in between, they spent a frustrating amount of time with agent Linda Hainsworth to try to get answers. In February, husband Steven was diagnosed with cancer.

While Cover Oregon was working through its backlog of applications, Tishmack had racked up $150,000 in medical bills. The couple paid cash for their prescriptions.

On April 1, their insurance finally kicked in. On April 3, Steven died of cancer in his lungs and liver after spending 3.5 weeks in Salem Hospital.

Hainsworth says Carol may have to file for bankruptcy and also update her account through Cover Oregon, yet again throwing her insurance coverage into uncertainty.

Read the March 25 column about the Tishmacks.