Comments on: Baby Alex Can’t Have Health Insurance

By: David hogard

David hogard — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:42:17 +0000

As for insuring the unhealthy babies – they’re just not in that business, such a nice post really i agree with you.

By: General Insurance

General Insurance — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:06:07 +0000

hi what a nice post you have and I really agree with you!

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:26:09 +0000

The baby is disconcerting. Over the next few years, at least, all family portraits will look like photoshop jobs.

By: becca

becca — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:58:31 +0000

I for one was dismayed by this baby. He’s HUGE. No. GINORMOUS!!! At 3 months? Now I’m worried about my (very) little guy…

By: marilove

marilove — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:30:26 +0000

catgirl, he’s breastfed. Breastfed babies tend to be bigger (“fatter”) than formula fed babies. He’s also probably just a big baby all around. He’s not at a higher risk. And indeed, I’d say he’s probably healthier and at a lower risk for health issues because he IS breastfed and because he IS so fat and healthy.

Also, fat babies are cuter. 😀

By: catgirl

catgirl — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:53:11 +0000

It’s the baby’s own fault for eating all those cheeseburgers, right? Honestly, I never thought fat-shaming could this low! Are big babies at a higher risk for health expenses anyway? I thought it was the little ones that we had to worry about.

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:13:19 +0000

If the 95th percentile is the cutoff, then 5% of all babies are automatically uninsurable. I wonder if they will all have to pay a fine for not being covered?

Me, I’ll have to pay the fine, since the $1500 they are talking about is still WAY cheaper than even hospitalization-only coverage. But I still won’t be covered.

Five of the six members of my household have public insurance under three different plans. I am not eligible because I WORK. On what planet does that make sense?

By: AnonymousCoward

AnonymousCoward — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:26:06 +0000

Glad they came to their senses and decided to “… change its policy for babies that are healthy but fat.”

And as for insuring the unhealthy babies – they’re just not in that business.

By: Jadehawk

Jadehawk — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:41:11 +0000

which is why I’m not packing my bags just yet, JThompson. but I’m just not nearly as confident about this turning out sensibly as I used to be.

By: george.w

george.w — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:22:18 +0000

“Oh, I think the fuse blew, honey.”

If it hadn’t, one surely would have…