Alex Lange is a four month old baby who weighs seventeen pounds; he has been denied health care by his insurance company. His parents' health insurance do not want to cover him because he is a "high risk" due to being obese. As ridiculous as this sounds, it is true, and his father sums it up very well. Alex's father says "There is just something absurd about denying an infant." It makes no sense not to cover an infant, and citing "obesity" as the reason. A baby cannot control what it eats; babies cannot control how much they exercise; babies cannot control their genes. To deny a child on the basis of "obesity" seems ludicrous because this baby could turn out to be an extremely healthy person. 4 months is far too early to decide a patient's risk. Thus, I disagree with the insurance company because it seems immoral to deny this child for being large.
Here is the link, but let me know what you think.
I agree with you David, I have never heard of a more bizarre reason to deny insurance coverage. This child evidently was born larger than most children, and to deny coverage for him is not only immoral, but it's unfair to him. Insurance coverage at such a young age is very important because of regular check-ups, unintentional accidents, or anything else for that matter. This makes it all the more reason for this insurance company to have some sort of heart and provide this young child with coverage. However, after reading this article it brings me back to an argument I made a while back; this just proves that insurance companies are put in place not to save lives, or protect people but more so as a business venture to make money.
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