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A ridiculously stupid letter from a health insurer

By MATTHEW HOLT It’s hard to imagine but I may now be in possession of the stupidest letter I’ve ever received from an American health insurance company–-and I’m the guy who got five identical letters on one day from Blue Shield of California telling me that they had changed my primary care doctor when I had initiated the change. A little backstory. As those you’ve been following along with my various telenovelas may remember that last year I was diagnosed with a failing heart valve. I also have a failing left knee due mostly to snowboarding into a tree 24 years ago. I was attem...