James Kinsler

James Kinsler is a halth care provider involved in efforts to end exclusionary practices by the health insurance industry.

Reuters, “WellPoint routinely targets breast cancer patients,” by Murray Waas, in Los Angeles: “WellPoint … has 33.7 million policyholders -- more than any other health insurance company in the United States. … WellPoint was using a computer algorithm that automatically targeted … every … policyholder recently diagnosed with breast cancer. The software triggered an immediate fraud investigation, as the company searched for some pretext to drop their health insurance, according to government regulators … Insurance companies have used rescission,for years. …. . … In a statement to Reuters, WellPoint said it would consider ending the practice

EXCLUSIVE -- SECRETARY SEBELIUS HIGHLIGHTED THE MURRAY WAAS STORY during a speech last night to the Association of Health Care journalists in Chicago, and told attendees she would be contacting WellPoint to express her concerns and request they stop this practice.