Just a few days ago we told you the story of Alex Lange, the 4-month-old infant who was refused health care because the insurance company claimed he was obese. Baby Alex, who weighed 22 pounds, finally got his health insurance after The Rocky Mountain Health Insurance Company was shamed into a corner after the story went national.   You would have thought that other health care companies would have learned through The Rocky Mountain Health Insurance Companies example, but some people just never learn….

Now, just the opposite has happened.  2-year-old Aislin Bates, has been denied health coverage because she weighs 22 pounds.  Aislin, who is in the third percentile range for kids her age is described as being perfectly healthy by her doctor.  She has never been sick, except for a cold, but that’s not good enough for United Health Care.  They denied her, saying she didn’t meet height and weight standards…

Aislin’s father, Rob, says even though he doesn’t support universal health care, this battle over insuring his daughter has made him want insurance companies to have more “legitimate reasons for denying coverage“.

United Health Care was been flooded with calls since the segment aired on NBC.  United Health Care has responded to the PR nightmare.  A company spokesperson for United Health Care says the company’s height and weight requirements, “are based on several medical sources, including the Centers for Disease Control and are well within industry standards.” 

The NBC medical expert Dr. Nancy Snyderman appeared with the Bates family and was a little bit more to the point:  “This is just so bogus.  A pre-existing condition for a child this age is birth, let’s be real..  This is why things have to change.”

I don’t know if Obama is sitting at home on his computer coming up with these stories but they sure seem to be coming at the right time to support his health-care plan.  If nothing else, these cases are causing health care companies and the people they insure to take a closer look at just how good their coverage really is. 

Health care companies who should be trying their best to sway voters in their favor, seem to be trying to cut their own throats.