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A Logan couple is taking their story to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., to make sure no one else has to feel their pain.
Heidi Bleazard didn't think their family would have any issues getting health insurance, even though her husband had previous back problems. "One of our agents wrote in the application that Keith had a, quote: ‘slipped disk in back, had surgery in 1996, full recovery,'" she told the congressional panel.
Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield paid all their medical bills until Heidi was involved in a biking accident in 2005. "The medical bills were over $100,000," she said.
Then in 2006, Regence rescinded their insurance retroactively. "[They said,] ‘We claim that Keith failed to provide information in the application about his back,'" Heidi said.
Heidi now hopes Congress will act. She says this wouldn't have happened if Regence had returned a copy of their application, which is required by law.
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