Brian,

I couldn't agree with you more. A family I know has a son battling cancer. He is the same age as my son (16). He has been denied access to some health care due to lack of insurance coverage. It's a terrible situation because he has had a recurrence and one of his doctors told the parents that if his insurance plan had allowed for a PET scan that the course of treatment may have been different. Now his parents are left to wonder what may have been. It apparently came down to a financial decision on the insurance company's part.

John