Vaccine Court
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June 27, 2008 9:52 AM Most Americans have probably never heard of it, but there is a special federal court that was set up to compensate victims and their families for vaccine injuries. This "vaccine court" has been functioning since 1988. Its genesis can be found on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention government Web page.
June 29, 2007 6:16 PM
Wounded Vet Walks Out Of Hospital
Here's a follow-up of a story chief investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian reported three months ago.
This was Army Sergeant Eric Edmundson of New Bern, North Carolina, after suffering a traumatic brain injury in Iraq two years ago.
And this is today. We're thrilled to tell you that after six months of treatment at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, the 27-year old Edmundson walked out into the arms of his wife and daughter.
He was one of the first Iraq combat wounded to be treated at the renowned institute, and thanks to his father's relentless efforts, not the last.
Read the Evening News story about veterans with brain injuries.
(CBS)
(CBS)
He was one of the first Iraq combat wounded to be treated at the renowned institute, and thanks to his father's relentless efforts, not the last.
Read the Evening News story about veterans with brain injuries. May 24, 2007 11:15 AM 
I’ve always considered myself a fortunate man. Great job, great family, great home. For the life of me I never thought I’d include “great group health plan” on that list, that is, until we started digging into the individual insurance market.
For virtually all of my working life my family and I have been covered under a large health umbrella with thousands of other company employees. During that time I’ve paid thousands more in premiums than were ever been paid out, and that’s okay, because so-called “shared risk” is what large group plans are all about.
But not, it appears, individual insurance.
If you’ve been watching our reporting you’ll see how companies like to “cherry pick” only the healthiest of applicants, to the point where one expert said you have to be an “android” to get selected. I laughed until I got a good look at a “Health History Questionaire,” quickly realizing that despite the fact I’m in far better shape than most middle-aged males, I’ve got virtually no shot at ever qualifying for this kind of coverage.
Let’s begin at the beginning with this “Yes or No” question:
Insurance Brick Wall
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For virtually all of my working life my family and I have been covered under a large health umbrella with thousands of other company employees. During that time I’ve paid thousands more in premiums than were ever been paid out, and that’s okay, because so-called “shared risk” is what large group plans are all about.
But not, it appears, individual insurance.
If you’ve been watching our reporting you’ll see how companies like to “cherry pick” only the healthiest of applicants, to the point where one expert said you have to be an “android” to get selected. I laughed until I got a good look at a “Health History Questionaire,” quickly realizing that despite the fact I’m in far better shape than most middle-aged males, I’ve got virtually no shot at ever qualifying for this kind of coverage.
Let’s begin at the beginning with this “Yes or No” question:
Has any person listed on this application, in the last 10 years (their bold), had any signs, symptoms, seen a health care provider, had treatment recommended, including prescription medications, received treatment, or been hospitalized for any of the following conditions…
