Sebelius To Ignagni: Don’t Let Insurance Companies Deny Coverage To Children

AHIP president and CEO Karen Ignagni and Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
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Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius sent a letter to AHIP chair Karen Ignagni urging her to encourage insurance companies to stop denying coverage to children with pre-existing conditions.

In the letter, Sebelius cites “recent media account” that “indicate that some insurance companies may be seeking to avoid or ignore a provision in the new law that prohibits insurance companies from excluding children with pre-existing conditions from coverage.”

Sebelius seems to be referring to a New York Times article today reporting that insurers may look for loopholes in the health care bill to avoid covering children with pre-existing conditions.

She added: “I urge you to share this information with your members and to help ensure they cease any attempt to deny coverage to some of the youngest and most vulnerable Americans.”

Full letter is here.

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