Health Insurers Sell Funeral Plans

"You may have already planned ahead for funeral expenses." This is the opening line in a brochure found in a doctor's waiting room. The brochure from Emphesys, further states "call me today for a free quote or a personal consultation in the convenience of your home your home" (so they can assess how to get you to the grave sooner?).

Does this sound like the type of reading material you want to see when you go to your doctor's office? This is absolutely appalling! Insurance companies have no shame, and little respect when it comes to advertising and selling their products. It's all about the bottom line, the profits. Life and death. We will give you limited covered health care, as much generic medicine as you need, increase your insurance premiums every year by 25%, and pay for your funeral, too. How thoughtful.

There is a big conflict of interest here - going to doctor's office to stay well and walk out with a brochure on funeral expenses. The biggest conflict is that the company appears to be part of the health insurance group. The Internet search for this company led to this link http://www.manta.com/company/mm8g6r0 listing the web address as http://www.humana.com/ .

Even sadder is the fact that the doctor did not know this brochure was in his office.