Abused and denied health care...This is allowed in 8 states.

[Stuart G]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33198459/ns/health-health_care/

MSNBC

In 2006, attorney Jody Neal-Post tried to get health insurance but was rejected because of treatment — counseling and Valium — she received following a domestic-abuse incident. She says the insurer told her that her medical history made her a high risk, more likely to end up in the emergency room or require additional care.

Four years earlier, Neal-Post says, she had been assaulted by her ex-husband in her home in Albuquerque, N.M. According to police records, both she and her ex-spouse were charged in the incident. The charges were later dropped.

She wasn't prepared for the blow from the insurer. "I was just flabbergasted," says Neal-Post, a 52-year-old attorney. During the altercation with her ex-husband, "I was beaten and choked in my living room," she says. "I'm trying to keep my family together and get medical care. And then you make it through, with everyone back on track, and years later, when it's no longer part of your daily life to remember that and you're feeling good, it's back again."

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It is always interesting to see how the health insurance companies treat people. Here is another example why they should be done away with.

[Captain Hilts]

1. Stunning. Really stunning. Saw Sen. Murray talking about this on CNN yesterday. nt