Oct 19 2009

Stand with Melanie, not the insurance CEOs

Published by Neil Payne at 11:10 am under Health care

Melanie ShouseMeet Melanie Shouse. A few years ago, Melanie was living the American dream when she transformed an old Dominos storefront into an expansion of her home business. But just as the store was opening, Melanie was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer and given months to live.

Melanie had insurance, and she went straight to the experts at Siteman Cancer Center in St. Louis. Working with the world-renowned doctors there, she’s beaten the odds and stayed healthy for years. But now her insurance company, a subsidiary of WellPoint, is refusing to pay for the medication her doctors recommend.

So Melanie got mad. And last week Melanie went to WellPoint’s local office in St. Louis to confront CEO Angela Braly - who makes almost $10 million a year in salary and stock benefits, but defends dropping people like Melanie’s insurance when they get sick.

Can you back her up by signing our petition?

3 Responses to “Stand with Melanie, not the insurance CEOs”

  1. # Bob Kautenon 21 Oct 2009 at 11:44 am

    Hi Folks,

    I’d like to sign your petitions, but you require my street address. I have read through your privacy statement. You state that my information can be shared with third parties whose activities or products may be of interest to me.

    I need a way to opt out of the sharing of my street address and email address with third-parties. I’ll contact them if I have need of their services or products.

    Thanks.

  2. # M. E.on 21 Oct 2009 at 12:13 pm

    I too was going to sign, but stopped short when asked for my street address. The above note is right on. Please provide a way for me to join forces with you without unwanted mail.

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