Comments on: Anorexia Victim's Suicide Sparks Lawsuit

Family Claims Health Insurance Co. Said It Was "Pulling The Plug" On Her Hospitalization

[petesis]

Usually these anorexics are starving themselves to get the approval or attention of their own loved ones. The family drives them to it and then sues when they die. How is that for politically incorrect?

[ccdsswrkr08]

Oh and the dad also admitted that he didn''t ASK for more coverage!?! did you miss that? If an insurance company told me that my coverage had run out, the very FIRST thing I''d ask is "Well, how can I get more coverage or can you point me to resources that will help with these costs". Why didn''t he ask that?

[ccdsswrkr08]

rudy654

Were you there? How do you know she didn''t sign herself out? People with mental illness OFTEN sign themselves out of hospitals. It''s not unusual.

[rudy654-2009]

Is anyone else not reading the part of the story where it says that she discharged herself?


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Posted by ccdsswrkr08 at 01:22 PM

It was the lousy insurance company telling a lie to cover their lousy rear ends. Guess you didn''t catch that.

[ccdsswrkr08]

Petesis

Yeah, not going there heh.

[petesis]

I know what you are saying SW. I had to give it up because I couldn''t go along with it anymore. Most of what passed for "crazy" was either drug induced or organic. All this "chemical imbalance" stuff became ridiculous to me. This poor girl probably checked herself out when they told her the insurance was no longer going to pay. They probably discharged her AMA. Some of these people believe everything NAMMI puts out. (do not get me started about NAMMI)

[ccdsswrkr08]

Petesis

No prob. The thing is, I work in the field too. And it is a horribly blurry line. Like what is the difference between someone who self medicates (drug addict) and someone who is being medicated by a Dr.? They are both going for the same effect, and the person no matter which they are, is still addicted to the drug they are taking, so where''s the line between legal drug addicts and illegal ones. Just because the illegal ones don''t pay taxes on it? heh.

[petesis]

I always found it very difficult to determine the line where abject stupidity crosses over and becomes mental illness. I had a hard time when I worked in the field and I see it is still a blurry area. You CAN reason yourself in or out of various diagnosable conditions. That is called psychotherapy. I always used to say it was better to be crazy then lazy. That seemed to be the definition of function.
Thanks for having my back SSW

[ccdsswrkr08]

Is anyone else not reading the part of the story where it says that she discharged herself?

[ccdsswrkr08]

Petesis

High five

[creeper00]

The woman was sick. She was removed from treatment for that sickness, not by her doctors but by her insurance company. Since when do claims representatives know more about medicine than doctors?

I hope every intolerant poster here will some day experience this situation personally. Then we''ll see who whines about lack of treatment.

[lovesamerica]

Parents can have the Cobra plan for their children after they no longer qualify age wise to be on a plan. As for this young lady, It is sad that the world today judges people by their looks, women and men with poor self esteme feel the need to continuously lose weight,hence anorexia,and bulemia. Why her sister had to see her with barely any clothing on to know at 68lbs there was a problem is another matter. Mental illness is beyond a person reasoning themselves better.One can wish themselves rich, but without hard work and a plan, it ain''t happening. Unless you walk in the shoes, you cannot know what is in someones heart or mind. Suicide is a way to ease a terrible unbearable pain,I have had many close to me choose that route, and intead of anger I feel bad, knowing the innerpain they suffered was quenchable only by death.

[oneworldusa]

Yeah, like the insurance company forced her to take a lethal combination of Tylenol, vodka and cocaine....

[petesis]

The truth is... they are doing it to themselves and I have educated myself more than most on the topic. I have worked with people with this diagnosis. They get better when they decide to get better and other than that...you all are just enabling them. The same is true for druggies and other addicts. The best treatment for them is free and it is with other addicts and druggies.

[ccdsswrkr08]

jesskauz

I think the person who posted that was being literal. Meaning that the person is actually hurting themselves, and it should not be the responsibility of someone else to make sure they don''t do it anymore, and if someone does try to assist, but fails, they should NOT be held responsible when the inevitable happens.

[jesskauz]

to the one who posted that they do it to themselves..you obviously dont know anything about eating disorders and mental health. it is a disease that is nationally recongized and these people truly need help. when they look into a mirror they see someone 2x as big as themselves and truly think its what they look like. these people need our support and the help of licensed practitioners. you should educate yourself before speaking out.

[ccdsswrkr08]

It''s always someone elses fault. It''s never the fault of the person who commits suicide. Isn''t that strange?

[boffo1962]

It''s always someone else''s fault.

[standlee5]

Why didn''t the family pay for another facility or get her into a private shrink and pay for her care. The insurance companies have to make judgement calls everyday. They''ve got kids on chemo with cancer that stay in the hospital less time than that. The woman was unstable to begin with. The family certainly could have figured out a way to get help fro their daughter after their coverage ran out. Most of us have to pay out of pocket. She may have been in the hopital for 6 months and still killed herself.

[fredhetz]

"These anorexics are doing it to themselves." Following your logic (or lack of it), we shouldn''t offer detox or rehab to people with substance abuse problems. People with heart disease due to a high-fat diet shouldn''t get angioplasties and should just tough it out.