9y.o. raised $30K for a prosthetic arm after insurance denial but donated it to help other kids

This is the “American uplifting news”, like “employees pool their unused vacation days so co-worker can go to their cancer-treatment”.

This shouldn’t be.

Even in the hyper capitalist US, some marketing department should be able to see this as easy marketing and recoup the cost.

Before anyone jumps to “who is this child and how do I buy her an arm” like I did, it seems that the CEO of a prosthetic firm has [already taken care of it. ](https://www.latintimes.com/9-year-old-girl-raised-30k-prosthetic-arm-after-being-denied-coverage-then-she-gave-it-all-569572)

This should not make people feel warm and fuzzy. 

The dystopia is now.

The CEO of Select Health, who denied her claims, is named Rob Hitchcock.

Just saying…

Only in America


Deny, defend, depose

Why would insurance deny a 9 year old a prosthetic arm? I just don’t understand how soulless, heartless, senseless people run our world.

Source please

Examples A-Z why US healthcare is the worst

Where’s the Luigi signal?

How can one story make me feel such extremely opposite emotions at the same time?

Uplifted by the brightness of her shining light, beaten down by the darkness of the world it shines in.

I’m sorry to notice this first off, but her shirt is awesome. Hilarious even.

My 9 year old daughter is a recent amputee. Learning about the world of prosthetics and insurance has been eye opening for me. Her prosthetic legs costs between $30-$40k and so far insurance has paid for it. It is called a walking leg and is designed for walking. That being said she is a 9 year old who loves running in 5k’s, playing basketball, gymnastics, and all of the other things that young kids like to do. Insurance is mandated by law in some states to provide an additional activity leg. My family is not in one of those states. I’m glad she has a walking leg but I would love to see her up and running on a blade or some sort of activity leg. She wants a blade for running so badly but insurance in our state will only pay for a walking leg. There are groups out there that will help a child in our situation get activity/running legs. We are currently jumping through the hoops to start the process and fingers crossed hopefully my daughter will get an activity leg in a year or two. Im grateful for the prosthetic we have but children of all abilities deserve to run and play to their full ability and insurance should be supporting those children.

Truly, America, this is so sick to an outsider my god

Not heartwarming at all.

Just more evidence of the dystopian world we live in.


How can a arm be denied? You guys are screwed seriously. If I’d write a movie script I wouldn’t come up with shit like that because I would think “na no one would do that…believe that”…..guess I don’t have imagination evil enough

Isn’t that terrorism?

This isn’t a feel good story. The government has failed future generations by allowing insurance companies to become what they have.

And the human of the year award goes to…