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An Oklahoma jury has awarded $25.5 million to the family of a cancer patient denied coverage by Aetna, with jurors saying that the insurer acted "recklessly" and that the verdict was meant as a message for Aetna to change its ways.
Cunningham had another encounter in court. He said Shely, Aetna's lead attorney, walked up to him and congratulated him after the verdict before telling him he'd lose on appeals.
You realize who will actually end up paying this judgement, right? All Aetna's other insurance policy holders when their premiums go up.
Oh, no...
Not that...
Aetna covers 39 million people. Even if your notion that Aetna is going to run out and increase its premiums enough to cover this judgment (hint - that's not how it works), that would amount to an extra cost of... 64 cents per customer for a year. Or, barely five cents per monthly premium.
How many people do you think would to have to drop their coverage because they just can't scrape together another nickel each month?
Aetna covers 39 million people. Even if your notion that Aetna is going to run out and increase its premiums enough to cover this judgment (hint - that's not how it works), that would amount to an extra cost of... 64 cents per customer for a year. Or, barely five cents per monthly premium.
How many people do you think would to have to drop their coverage because they just can't scrape together another nickel each month?
I agree.
You know, some posters will excuse big business doing almost anything.
But I also have to say, that I'm under an Aetna policy through my former employer, and it's best health insurance I've ever had.
Well, if they just pass the cost on to their customers, where is the punishment in that? How is that an actual punishment for them?
That’s just not how things work and even if it did there’s no other option for carrying out this punishment
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