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THE WEEK, Page 17NATIONEt Cetera
BAIT AND SWITCH
Why the U.S. Supreme Court refused last week to hear the case
of John McGann is not nearly as clear as the possible
repercussions of that decision. McGann, a Houston music-store
clerk, had his medical insurance suddenly cut from $1 million
to $5,000 after his employer learned he had AIDS. An unusual
alliance of American Medical Association officials and AIDS
activists says the court's inaction may embolden other employers
who promise medical benefits to retroactively refuse insurance
payouts . McGann did not live to hear the bad news: he died in
June 1991.