Health Insurance Company Cancels Coverage of Teen with Celiac Disease

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

In another outrage against people with celiac and gluten allergy symptoms, healthcare giant American Community Mutual Insurance cancelled 17-year-old Brianna Rice’s coverage after her diagnosis of celiac disease, citing earlier non-specific complaints like dizziness and fatigue as evidence that her parents had lied on her health insurance application. Now, with the family facing financial ruin [...]