Woman Vomits Outside Her Health Insurance Company As They Refuse To Treat Her Persistent Vomiting Ailment

By Editorial Staff in Health and Fitness On 31st August 2022
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A woman in the United States vomited repeatedly outside a health insurance office after they allegedly denied coverage for surgery to treat her persistent vomiting.

Sandy Honig, a comedian, recorded herself spilling her guts outside an Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield office in order to appeal the verdict, and then uploaded it to YouTube.

In the now-viral video, the Three Busy Debras writer and star revealed that she needed therapy for gastroparesis, a disorder that prevents the stomach from emptying properly.

While the illness causes her to vomit "nearly everything," there are many therapies that can alleviate her symptoms, one of which is a Botox injection to the pyloric sphincter, the muscle that connects the stomach to the small intestine.

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Although it would improve her quality of life greatly, Honig claimed that Anthem denied coverage of the crucial treatment.

She responded by showing up at the company's Woodland Hills headquarters in Los Angeles, where she began projectile vomiting after being turned away while attempting to deliver a letter.

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Honig then met with two people outside the workplace before painting the sidewalk red and yellow. The TV star said: "Nobody would take my letter, but they said I could mail it with any relevant documentation," as she threw up into the envelope.

According to Honig, Anthem phoned the LAPD to check on her well-being, adding in the three-minute video, "It was such a lovely surprise to get a visit from two men armed with guns and batons in my own home.

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"It's nice to know that even though you won't give me the healthcare I need, you still care." The terms 'poss 5150', a police term used in the US to signify placing someone in involuntary psychiatric detention, and 'conducted a wellness check' appeared in a quick glimpse of the 19 January police report she showed in the video.

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The phone number for the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health appeared to be included as well.

Anthem responded to Honig's tweet by asking her to email them so that a representative could 'look into this.' However, in a subsequent tweet, she stated that while the company "feel awful," they described why they did not believe the treatment was "medically necessary."

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She sardonically quipped: "Nevermind. He called me back and explained to me why they don't consider a botox injection in my stomach medically necessary. "I guess now is the time for me to admit it IS cosmetic, I just turned 30 and want the inside of my stomach to look younger."

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