Tell Health Insurance Giants to Keep Offering Child-Only Coverage

The Issue

Health insurance giants including Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross and Cigna are putting a hold on new child-only policies, citing the high cost of insuring sick kids. Many families rely on this type of important coverage, but the insurance conglomerates are now trying to dodge the Obama administration's newly-enacted health care reform that requires insurance companies to insure sick youngsters, including those with pre-existing conditions. Aetna will cut coverage in 32 states to begin, and Cigna and Anthem Blue Cross are both cutting 10 states with more to follow.

Health insurance companies are supposed to offer coverage to those who need it, not actively looking for ways out of a federal mandate. Insurance giants shouldn't be allowed to stop covering people just because it's expensive. Their business is health care coverage. That's what they should provide. Leaving sick children to fend for themselves is inexcusable.

Tell Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross and Cigna to keep offering child-only coverage.

Brittany ShootPetition StarterI'm a freelance writer, editor, and critic. I'm one of the editors of Elevate Difference, a frequent contributor to a variety of progressive publications including Bitch and RH Reality Check, and my work has been republished by The New York Times and ZNet. My writing often focuses on gender equity, the environment, food, animal rights, and class disparities in the U.S. I'm a former writer for both the Poverty in America and Women's Rights causes.

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