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Posted: 7/2/2015 1:53:20 AM EDT
Can/Will a beneficiary collect on a life insurance policy if they instruct the hospital to not treat their spouse for a condition that will evolve into a life threatening / fatal situation, but is at the outset treatable?



What if someone else holds a Healthcare Power of Attourney for the beneficiary's spouse and did not authorize the withholding of care?
Link Posted: 7/2/2015 7:56:49 PM EDT
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Can/Will a beneficiary collect on a life insurance policy if they instruct the hospital to not treat their spouse for a condition that will evolve into a life threatening / fatal situation, but is at the outset treatable?

What if someone else holds a Healthcare Power of Attourney for the beneficiary's spouse and did not authorize the withholding of care?
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Why is the hospital listening to someone who has no legal authority to authorize/prohibit treatment?  Why isn't the sick person speaking up for him/herself?  If (s)he can't, why isn't the POA raising hell?
Link Posted: 7/3/2015 12:29:31 AM EDT
[#2]
POA was not initially in the same state as the spouse/patient.



Suitable Hell was raised when POA made it to the hospital and was able to see what was really happening. (POA is an RN - knew how to make staff sit up and listen)
Link Posted: 7/5/2015 9:53:56 PM EDT
[#3]
Your answer is in the original contract. As long as the sickness is not an exclusion you're ok. But if you're within the first 2 years of the contract then there could be a problem on the full benefit.
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