(Reuters) – Democrats from three House of Representatives committees are urging top health insurance executives to immediately end the practice of dropping patients after they get sick, months ahead of the deadline under new healthcare reforms.
Although the law passed last month gives companies six months to comply, the lawmakers called on WellPoint, UnitedHealth, Humana, Aetna and other insurers to ban such actions — known as rescissions — except in cases of fraud or intentional misrepresentation. Read more…
