Heart Attack Kills Man Protesting Cuts in Care
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NORWICH, Conn. — A 72-year-old man suffered a fatal heart attack Saturday as he and hundreds of other senior citizens confronted insurance companies over plans to stop their Medicare coverage.
The death of Frederick Kral of East Lyme cut short a heated health-care forum with Connecticut congressmen, social service representatives and officials of three insurance companies.
The companies last week sent letters to 6,000 residents of eastern Connecticut, saying costs were too high and the federal reimbursement rate was too low to continue their supplemental Medicare coverage.
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