Nov 152009
Here are a couple follow-ups on posts from the last few weeks:
- Remember Ian Pearl, the gentleman with spinal muscular atrophy whose private insurer yanked his coverage after deciding that his nursing care was too expensive? The insurer decided to restore Pearl’s coverage rather than continue to be portrayed in the media as the evil, greedy corporation who hates people in wheelchairs. Pearl and his family continue to advocate for health care reform and are lobbying for a proposed New York law that would require insurers to obtain permission from the state before dropping group policies unilaterally.
- Baby RB, the U.K. infant at the center of a legal battle between his parents over whether to keep him hooked up to a ventilator, will soon have his life support removed. His father withdrew his objections to switching off the vent. The judge commended both parents for the love and devotion they showed their son.
