Dan D has apparently never had his life threatened by an insurance company in the name of "cost control." I have. My doctor prescribed a drug for inflammation, knowing I am severely allergic to Ibuprofen. A low-level clerk at my insurance company overrode my doctor's order and replaced it with a generic that contained Ibuprofen. I spent 5 days in the ICU after coming within minutes of death. How is it that clerks without a medical degree of any kind are allowed to wield life-and-death power? Cost control? Not good enough, Dan D. It is about greed, and in my case it was counter-productive. They wound up paying thousands of times the cost of the more expensive drug, all because our system allows minimum-wage desk jockeys to make medical decisions out of generic, boilerplate drug manuals. I'm voting for John Edwards, because I believe I survived for a reason, to take up the cause of winning our government back from greedy corporations who own it now, and from "pro-life-in-name, anti-life-in-practice" Republicans.

The only thing that is broken in health care is the cost of health care and no one is addressing this problem. The government caused the problem with health care cost crises in America by over socializing (with mandates) medicine to the extent it is not completive.
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Hillary is not the status quo! Health care for everyone, as Hillary speaks of, is far from the Status quo - it is a new enactment for the U.S. The same with stepping forth as the first woman president of the United States. These are elementry facts, don't go with obviously false things declared by Edwards.

John should step aside and let Hillary take the stage! Enough of hiding behind Barack! Besides, Barack is fake!

Can I just say that Cigna should not be blamed for 100% for the death of Natalina. UCLA doctors should have treated the patient anyways and then fight Cigna for the denial overturn later with attorney and lawsuits, the reason they did not because the physicians and hospitals want to get paid...JUST LIKE CIGNA. So, it Cigna wrong here? Yes perhaps 60% and then the 40% should be blamed on the physician's at UCLA.

Saving a human life should come first NOT wait for the insurance to get the authorization to be determined!

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I have to agree with Dan. Transplant is a complicated situation. My husband received a heart transplant a few years ago. First of all there has to be an organ available. I understand the emotion. Its very difficult. We went back and forth from being on the "list" to being off the "list". These patiants are very sick people, and very unstable. There is a lot involved. Even when folks are approved by the insurance company they still die while waiting. Its a sad story, but I don't think the facts are clear. People have a story book idea of what is involved with a transplant. A lot of things have to go right at the right time. Then you spend the rest of the extra years you are given (Its not a cure, it just gives you borrowed time)on strong medication that causes other problems. We are very blessed and very grateful for everyone who has helped us. Especially the donor family. However, we never forget that the transplant life is a fragile life and things can change tragically in an instant.