The Rise "n" Shine Thread For 12/18/09: A Rare Moment Where The Insurance Industry Didn't Win

The following article will somehow justify a title that seems so elusive to reality. Because sometimes when morality and people stand up to these monsters, it leads them not being able to freely impose their will on the citizens of this country like they think they can.

For those in San Francisco, you may be familiar with this story, where someone stood up to the for-profit health insurance complex, and made them back down for one refreshing damn moment.

San Francisco-based Blue Shield told its policyholders recently, if they paid their insurance premium late, they could lose their insurance. However, late Wednesday afternoon, after facing tough questions from ABC7 and policyholders, Blue Shield reversed that policy.

They went back and forth on this issue and it quickly turned into a nightmare for Blue Shield. Then on Wednesday afternoon, the company sent ABC7 an email saying in light of all the feedback from members, they are now going back to their old policy -- meaning nothing has changed.

(Huge thanks to Think Progress for this one.)