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Originally Posted by The Germanator
All I've heard about is the This American Life episode where a lady talks about how she got cancer and was dropped from coverage because she once incorrectly reported that she hadn't taken some acne medication. Insurance companies will look for ANY reason to drop you when you really need coverage.
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I <3 This American Life. Have you started listening to the Planet Money Podcast? It's quite good as well!
To be fair to the insurance companies in this situation, making that kind of an error on a legally-binding insurance contract is, possibly, grounds for voiding the said contract. The mistake of the woman not including her acne medication must have been material to her care, otherwise it would not be grounds for a breech of contract. It's actually more of a legal issue than a health care issue.