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Health Care & Hospital Law

Nov. 26, 2009

Keeping Coverage, the Other Health Care Battle

William Shernoff and Howard Shernoff of Shernoff Bidart Darras Echeverria write about the systematic rescission of health insurance policies.

By William Shernoff and Howard Shernoff

The healthcare debate rages across legislatures and living rooms. It focuses on our ability to obtain adequate coverage in the event of illness or accident. Yet as many insurance policyholders have discovered, receiving coverage comes relatively easy. Holding onto coverage presents the real fight.

The systematic rescission of health insurance policies has become an epidemic. It constitutes a deliberate corporate scheme ill...

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