Drew Lewis has Stage IV colon cancer. Unfortunately, he also has insurance from HealthLink, which was recently purchased by morally questionable insurance goliath, WellPoint.

You probably know where this story is going -- yes, the night before Drew's surgery some bureaucrat at HealthLink called to inform him his life was not worth $400,000 and that WellPoint shareholders, not Drew, would be taken care of:



"At 6 p.m. the night before his surgery, we were called by his insurance to let us know they had denied the surgery" -- a $400,000 bill, denied.

(Of course, Joanna Small , the professional journalist failed to name the insurer in her article, and it was necessary to visit this page to find that information.)

Well, you know what happens next, David's family disagrees with the for-profit insurer putting shareholder profits before his life, and begins to engage in the virtual form of 'placing a creatively-decorated coffee tin in the gas station to collect change for medical bills':



"Within the first day, we probably had 15 people say they went and did," said Howe of contributions to the account. Howe didn't know it but she's crowdfunding. And so is Amy's sister. She set up an account at giveforward.com which has raised nearly $27 million for mostly medical causes. Part of the appeal is it's so easy. First, you set up a page, then set a fundraising goal and a fundraising end date. Lastly and most importantly, you share your cause and others will too. "It's that type of selflessness, it's overwhelming, it really is. You can't write enough thank you notes," Amy said between tears, especially because some people contributing have never met Amy or Drew. "It's a blessing, it really is," but not the biggest blessing of all. Amy says that's Drew. "He's changed my life, and I'm very proud to be his wife."

While Drew's Facebook page reports the surgery has been a success , thank God, he is still over $300,000 short of escaping bankruptcy

First, if you can, please show some support for Drew by donating here.

And, second, consider contacting big-profit WellPoint to let them know that they should cover his surgery. Here is an email address for press relations and a phone number for the WellPoint switchboard:



Members of the news media can reach a WellPoint media relations professionals by sending an email to: jill.becher@wellpoint.com. For all general inquiries, contact WellPoint’s Switchboard at 317-532-6000.

Shame on HealthLink, and shame on America for letting a for-profit corporation attempt to put meaningless money before a man's life.

This is the only solution.