Advocates say it is discrimination and are arguing for “insurance fairness” on the grounds that people who have joints surgically replaced typically don’t face the same kinds of coverage challenges.
That was good enough for Ahab, and he was able to captain a commercial ship using his! Back in the good old days nobody expected insurance to cover ordinary everyday whale attacks. Those were “acts of God” just like everything else.
You can make a perfectly serviceable peg leg with an old broom handle. Ask your insurance company for a free how-to brochure!
And then throw out your back or fall and break a hip because of the unnatural motion required to walk with said broomstick.
That was good enough for Ahab, and he was able to captain a commercial ship using his! Back in the good old days nobody expected insurance to cover ordinary everyday whale attacks. Those were “acts of God” just like everything else.