BOSTON (Reuters) - Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has called on health insurer WellPoint to stop dropping coverage for patients recently diagnosed with breast cancer, calling the practice "deplorable."
U.s. To Wellpoint: Stop Dropping Breast Cancer Patients
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