We just finished reading a rather shocking article over at CBS News about the US health care system. That in itself isn’t the focus of this blog, however we couldn’t believe it when we read the following part of the article where the author describes getting declined for health insurance:
A week later I was finally able to talk to an underwriter who said the sleeping pills I had for my semi-regular trans-Atlantic flights brought the hint of mental instability (because the diagnosis was “insomnia”) but I could apply for “reconsideration” with a doctor’s note.
So there you have it – if you do the right thing and seek medical advice for your insomnia, any consequent diagnosis could leave you uninsurable in the future. Furthermore, we take serious issue with the suggestion that insomnia sufferers are mentally unstable.
We need to raise the awareness and understanding of insomnia now. Please help us.
