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Originally Posted by waitingtables  Employers have that right, as it's defined in the law. No problem there. As far as medical insurance goes, they would be no different then any other American. But we do have plenty of alcholics, drug addicts, food addicts, etc., already on the insurance compnaies member lists, don't we? | And they should pay extra too. Insurance companies are dropping people if they pose too much risk. Here's a law... Insurance bill advances : Local News : Evansville Courier Press
The culprit is a 1947 law, the Uniform Accident and Sickness Policy Provision Law, which allows insurance companies to deny coverage if insured patients have alcohol or intoxicating substances in their systems when injured. Some insurance carriers ignore the 60-year-old law and pay anyway; others enforce it. |