Insurance Company Denies “Overweight” Baby Insurance Coverage

It is amazing the policies that insurance companies have in place. A baby was denied insurance coverage because his weight is in 95th growth percentile. The insurance company said the little baby was too overweight to receive health insurance. The father was able to bring the plight he and his family were experiencing to the attention of the media. After some scrutiny, the health insurance company decided to remove their “overweight” baby policy.

Anyone who has been around babies knows that they come in different sizes and just because they start off plump doesn’t mean they will not lose the weight. There are skinny babies that become obese adults and plump babies that become skinny adults. It is good that the insurance company finally saw the light and stopped denying health insurance to babies that have weights that are in the higher percentile.

Source: Denver Post

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