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October 12, 2009

Family Denied Health Coverage for Overweight 4-Month-Old Infant
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In Colorado, a couple in the town of Grand Junction has revealed they
can’t obtain health coverage for their four-month-old baby son because
insurance companies say he is too overweight. Bernie and Kelli Lange
were told last week their son Alex can’t be insured because he is in the
99th percentile for height and weight for babies his age. The Langes
said they tried to obtain coverage with Rocky Mountain Health Plans but
were told: “Your baby is too fat.” Bernie Lange said, “My gripe is not
with Rocky Mountain. It’s with the general state of the health care
system.”



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