http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS202570+02-Sep-2009+PRN20090902
[quote name=California's Real Death Panels: Insurers Deny 21% of Claims
Wed Sep 2' date=' 2009 3:41pm EDT]
"With all the dishonest claims made by some politicians about alleged 'death
panels' in proposed national legislation, the reality for patients today is a
daily, cold-hearted rejection of desperately needed medical care by the
nation's biggest and wealthiest insurance companies simply because they don't
want to pay for it," said Deborah Burger, RN, CNA/NNOC co-president.
...
Rejection of care is a very lucrative business for the insurance giants. The
top 18 insurance giants racked up $15.9 billion in profits last year.
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