Sam Kellerman

Some of the most horrible tales from the health reform debate have concerned people with newly diagnosed diseases who learned they had been dropped by their health insurer.The practice is under the microscope of Reuters reporter Murray Waas, who alleges that the nation’s largest insurer, WellPoint, routinely targeted breast cancer patients: The women had no idea that WellPoint was using a computer algorithm that targeted policyholders diagnosed with breast cancer, according to the Murray Waas story. The Murray Waas story generated an outpouring of outrage against WellPoint.