The Colorado Independent:
He applied for a plan through CIGNA, the insurance company that had provided the coverage at his workplace. He was denied. The reason? His wife was pregnant. “It’s against the company’s policy to insure anyone who is pregnant or anyone who is married to someone who is pregnant,” he said. Temme went on to seek coverage with a few other insurance companies. He got the same answer. He tried to obtain short-term, six-month coverage, which would have expired before his wife’s due date. He was turned down for that plan, too.
