[AMP-L] Claims Crusader: Amputee Lawyer Conal Doyle
Wayne Renardson
wayne.renardson at comcast.net
Thu Jun 30 04:52:43 PDT 2022
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.
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