Not only are younger people getting married for insurance, older ones have as well. When I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer through my state's low-income women's health program, I had the nasty surprise of finding that the treatment of any diagnosis was not covered under the program, just the screening part. So I was told I had cancer, but they couldn't do treatments needed unless I was covered by insurance, or had the money up front! Having divorced in the past year I had lost my insurance coverage through my husband's employer, and was struggling to survive in the first place. When I had explored all options for purchasing health care, most excluded coverage for the treatments because it would have been a pre-existing condition, my ex-husband checked into his insurance coverage and found that I would be immediately covered were we to marry again. Good friend that is he, he offered to marry me again so that I could get treatment. Thankfully, since this happened, the state's low-income women's health program now also covers some treatments, but it is far from complete coverage. It was quite a kick in the stomach to have access to services for the screenings, but not for treatment! Also, sadly, since that time, the insurance plan my husband carries has changed the policy about being covered immediately upon marriage and there are now time restrictions. When can health care be based on HEALTH and CARE instead of on PROFIT of the insurance company!
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Not only are younger people getting married for insurance, older ones have as well. When I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer through my state's low-income women's health program, I had the nasty surprise of finding that the treatment of any diagnosis was not covered under the program, just the screening part. So I was told I had cancer, but they couldn't do treatments needed unless I was covered by insurance, or had the money up front! Having divorced in the past year I had lost my insurance coverage through my husband's employer, and was struggling to survive in the first place. When I had explored all options for purchasing health care, most excluded coverage for the treatments because it would have been a pre-existing condition, my ex-husband checked into his insurance coverage and found that I would be immediately covered were we to marry again. Good friend that is he, he offered to marry me again so that I could get treatment. Thankfully, since this happened, the state's low-income women's health program now also covers some treatments, but it is far from complete coverage. It was quite a kick in the stomach to have access to services for the screenings, but not for treatment! Also, sadly, since that time, the insurance plan my husband carries has changed the policy about being covered immediately upon marriage and there are now time restrictions. When can health care be based on HEALTH and CARE instead of on PROFIT of the insurance company!
December 27, 2009 - 11:48amThis Comment
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