Blake's Think Tank

Bryant, Arkansas couple David and Kelley Arellanes traveled to Washington, D.C. to lobby lawmakers to pass comprehensive health insurance reform. The reason? They’re bankrupt as a result of United Healthcare denying Kelley’s request for reimbursement for a life saving surgery she required after falling off a horse and injuring her skull.

Because United Healthcare failed to cover the medical expenses associated with the accident, the Arellaneses has to liquidate their savings, sell personal proerty, and drain their daughter’s college fund. This covered only a portion of the medical bills. Currently, the Arellaneses are paying $1,600 a month from a fixed income of $3,200 to cover the outstanding debt. They’ll be paying that for another year and half.

Here’s a report from The Huffington Post with more details. Scary, scary stuff.