Senator tackles out-of-network insurance issue

I am glad that Senator Rockefeller is standing up to the medical insurance industry. I find it outrageous that people are unable to receive the coverage that they pay for under their insurance plans solely because the hospital they visit is not in network with the insurance carrier. If you are paying for insurance than you should not have to battle your carrier to pay for adequate coverage especially in highly expensive situations like heart transplants or cancer treatments. People should be able to go to the hospitals that will provide the best treatment available to them so that they can recover back to full strength. When companies like UnitedHealth force patients to pay more out of cost for their operations then we do need to investigate the process like Rockefeller intends to do in the near future. If insurance carriers are able to dictate the terms of coverage like they have been then it comes at a significant cost to those in need who have rightly paid for what they should be receiving in medical treatment. Fairer treatment and calculations need to be made and hopefully a hearing can bring about the necessary changes.