Preexisting Condition

Cancer Patient Faces End Of Insurance

The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business


As part of its Bearing Witness 2.0 project, the Huffington Post is rounding up a few of the best local stories of the day. Sandra Ingram's health in...

When Donating A Kidney Becomes A Pre-Existing Condition

The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 11.03.2009 | Business


As part of its Bearing Witness 2.0 project, the Huffington Post is rounding up a few of the best local stories of the day. Some organ donors are imp...

GOP Health Care Bill WON'T Prevent Insurance Companies From Denying Sick People

Wall Street Journal | JANET ADAMY | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics


Republicans are preparing to unveil their own health bill in the next few days. Minority Leader John Boehner (R., Ohio) said Monday that the plan woul...

Woman Denied Health Care Insurance After Rape Tells Her Story (Video)

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics


Christina Turner was drugged and raped by two men in 2002. After taking anti-HIV drugs prescribed by her doctor as a preventative measure, Turner was ...

Aislin Bates: Colorado Toddler Denied Health Insurance For Being Underweight

Huffington Post | Eric Sorensen | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business


The parents of a two-year-old girl in Colorado are unable to obtain health insurance for their daughter because the insurer, United Healthcare Golden ...

Dr. Oz's Free Clinics Help The Uninsured

Huffington Post | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 10.16.2009 | Impact


On Saturday, September 26, television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz hosted a free clinic in Houston, one that attracted over 1,700 people. It was the larg...

Health Care Industry and Congress -- We're on to You, and We're not Going to Take It Anymore

Kathie McClure | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics


Kathie McClure

Why would an otherwise sane Atlanta soccer mom brave hail, snow and tornadoes to drive across the nation inspiring others to petition lawmakers?