ASU Student Gets “Full Coverage” – After CEO Answers Tweets September 23, 2012
Posted by Admin in Cancer, Health Insurance.Tags: Activism, Aetna, Arizona State University, Cancer, collective action, college health plan, Expect Better, Expenses, Lifetime Cap, PPACA, Tweeting for Good, Worry
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I am a little late to this story, but did you hear about the ASU student health plan and it’s, shall we say, ‘irregularities’?
Read this blog post from the NYTimes.
Excerpt: Arijit Guha, 31, a New York native who was raised in Ohio, learned he had cancer in February 2011 after developing debilitating stomach pain following a trip to India. During surgery, the doctors found the cancer had spread to his abdominal lining, and they removed most of his colon, leaving him with a colostomy. Since then he has undergone more surgery and chemotherapy or, in his words, been “filleted, disemboweled and then bathed in hot poison.”
Aetna Inc., via Associated PressMark T. Bertolini, Aetna’s C.E.O.A doctoral student at Arizona State University, Mr. Guha was insured under an Aetna Student Health plan for which he paid $400 a month. The plan initially covered his care, but in February, Mr. Guha’s treatment costs reached the $300,000 cap on the insurance plan, leaving the student with $118,000 in medical bills. read more
Thank you so much Arijit Guha.
- For taking the time and energy to act for both yourself and the rest of the ASU health plan participants during your illness.
- For being willing to share the details of your illness @Poop_Strong on Twitter
- For serving as a catalyst for Aetna to take action on the plan for all ASU students
- And alerting all of us to this ridiculously low lifetime cap that could be attached to our college students’ health plans. $300,000 before-$2,000,000 now.
@Poop_Strong, I salute your persistence, and your continued good health!
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