Yesterday I wrote a blog about a young man with a serious brain injury who is slowly recovering at Palomar Medical Center.
Blue Cross California wanted to terminate his treatment and shunt him off to a nursing home, or send him home.

That diary sank without a trace, buried in a flood of opinion pieces about candidates, and that is sad. I was hoping that enough people would read it to make a noise that would cause Blue Cross to reverse its decision.

Well, so much for the power of the internet. Apparently Hillary and Obama are just so much more of a vital topic that everyone and their brother had to chip in their two cents.

Hardly anyone read it, and that is too bad, because this case pretty much outlines what we have to look forward to if certain pols get elected. Medicine by bureaucrats flying a desk, determining what course to take. I am disgusted, both by the lack of attention Scott Eveland's story got, and the treatment he's getting from Blue Cross California.

Original diary here:
http://www.dailykos.com/...

Here it goes again, another insurance company playing doctor. This is the story of San Diegan Scott Eveland; student, son, star football player. Scott suffered a severe brain injury during a football game on September 14 of last year.
He's been receiving care at Palomar Medical Center. Recovery has been slow from what doctors described as a "catastrophic brain injury." He was in a coma for a month. However, he has been slowly regaining his ability to speak and move.

Recently, Blue Cross of California decided to discontinue paying for his care at Palomar. Why? He is slowly recovering and making progress. It's a pity he's not up and running around as quickly as Blue Cross wishes.