Posts tagged insurance

• Hospitalized Uninsured Children More Likely to Die When Compared to Insured Children

  David Mittleman | October 30, 2009 4:35 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Researchers at John Hopkins University recently made a horrific discovery: uninsured children who are hospitalized are more likely to die than children with government or private health insurance....

• Insurance Companies Might Have to Play by the Same Rules As Other Industries After All

  David Mittleman | October 22, 2009 4:15 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  I've been saying for months that we're not in a medical or health care crisis, we're in an INSURANCE CRISIS. It looks like the folks at Congress know what I'm talking about. Congress seems poised...

• Cigna Flips Off Mother of Dead Girl Who Was Denied Life-Saving Liver Transplant

  David Mittleman | October 09, 2009 10:21 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Cigna Corporation denied Hilda Sarkisyan coverage for her daughter’s liver transplant, which ultimately led to the 17-year-old girl’s death in December 2007. If that wasn’t bad...

• Why Do Doctors Always Think They Are Entitled To Special Treatment?

  David Mittleman | October 02, 2009 9:59 AM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  I recently wrote a letter to the editor of the Lansing State Journal on just this topic. The truth is, it's not just my friend and anesthesiologist Dr. Kenneth Elmassian, who takes this viewpoint -...

• Most Vulnerable Continue to Suffer While Healthcare Debate Carries On

  David Mittleman | September 29, 2009 2:58 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The National Eye Institute has devised several amazing devices to essentially remedy blindness. In fact, the New York Times recently reported on an amazing device that consists of 67 electrodes...

• Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverages: The best money you'll ever spend

  Timothy Smith | September 28, 2009 5:54 PM | 2 CommentsGrand Rapids, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Everyone knows that no matter where you live, you are required by law to have car insurance. Michigan is no exception to this. Also, Michigan is a no-fault auto insurance state. In Michigan, your...

• Do I have a good or bad case?

  Devon Glass | September 24, 2009 5:26 PM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  I agree with Steve Lombardi, there is no such thing as a good or bad case, it all depends on what the client expects and what they lawyer can prove in the end. I'm not going to re-hash what Steve...

• Tort Reform Revisited: Why It Isn't the Answer to All Our Healthcare Cost Woes

  David Mittleman | September 21, 2009 9:24 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Yesterday I wrote about the curious case of McAllen, Texas and how putting caps on medical liability payouts wasn’t the magical cure for reducing the rising cost of healthcare....

• Domestic Violence and C-Sections Considered Pre-Existing Conditions By Health Insurers

  Devon Glass | September 18, 2009 12:43 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  I know this may sound crazy, but a few recent articles have been discussing the issue of pre-existing condtions that can cause you to be denied health insurance. The one that I think is the most...

• A rare win for car crash victims in the Court of appeals

  Timothy Smith | September 18, 2009 7:22 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Rapids, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Since the Kreiner decision came out of Michigan's Supreme Court, citizens injured through no fault of their own have faced an uphill battle to receive any compensation for their pain and...