[AMP-L] Claims Crusader: Amputee Lawyer Conal Doyle

[Wayne Renardson]

via Amplitude:

Whether he´s fighting for amputees´ rights or skiing a slalom course, 
Doyle charges hard out of the gate and stays on the attack.  

It was a routine denial of coverage, the sort of experience people 
with limb loss go through umpteen times a day. David Trujillo, a 
27-year-old above-knee amputee, had filed a claim for a HiFi 
Interface Socket prosthesis, which his prosthetist recommended as 
necessary to support Trujillo´s active lifestyle.  

His insurer, United Healthcare, had rejected the claim because his 
insurance plan only covered "the most basic device that meets your 
needs." Trujillo appealed; United stood firm. He requested a 
reconsideration of the appeal. Sorry, United responded; you´re just 
not covered. The policy language couldn´t be clearer.  

"Insurance companies and their lawyers are not all evil people," says 
Trujillo´s attorney, Conal Doyle. "It may not seem like it when they 
deny a prosthetic limb to an amputee. But sometimes they´re human."  

The rest of the story, with photos, here:

https://tinyurl.com/2ymoopyt

Wayne R.