Pearl Family Fights Back After Guardian Cancels Line of Coverage for Ian Pearl

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Susan Pearl will be in
Washington this week to lobby Congress on behalf of her son, Ian Pearl, who
was born with muscular dystrophy. Ian's insurance company, Guardian, ended
his line of coverage that provided the skilled nursing benefit that has kept
him alive since he suffered respiratory arrest and became ventilator-dependent
in 1991.

Guardian did this through their "Moving Forward" campaign, which aimed to
eliminate health benefit plans with a high loss ratio. One Guardian employee
referred to the high cost patients such as Ian as "dogs" that the company
could "get rid of."

As of now, Ian's coverage will end December 1. The Department of Health and
Human Services is currently conducting an investigation to determine whether
Guardian has violated HIPPA by terminating Ian's coverage.

SOURCE The Cormac Group

Elizabeth Iadarola of the Cormac Group, +1-202-258-8508,
ei@thecormacgroup.com