Think you’re insured? Think again. Debbie Shank, an employee of Wal-mart and beneficiary of it’s self-insurance plan, is being sued by the coporate mega-giant to recover medical fees they supposedly covered under her insurance plan. Debbie, awarded a sum of roughly $900,000 to cover her nursing home care costs for the rest of her life, received a bit over $400,000 once all was said and done with fees. Wal-Mart expects Debbie and her husband to take her settlement and reimburse them for all medical expenses they have already paid, leaving her with very little left — and a lifetime of nursing home care to look forward to.

Displeased? Write or call Wal-Mart, not Wal-Heart, at:

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Bentonville, Arkansas 72716-8611
Media Relations: 1-800-331-0085

CNN has a video and interview with Ms. Shank. Excerpt:

JACKSON, Missouri (CNN) — Debbie Shank breaks down in tears every time she’s told that her 18-year-old son, Jeremy, was killed in Iraq.

Even though the 52-year-old mother of three attended her son’s funeral — she continues to ask how he’s doing. When her family reminds her that he’s dead — she weeps as if hearing the news for the first time.

Shank suffered severe brain damage after a traffic accident nearly eight years ago that robbed her of much of her short-term memory and left her in a wheelchair and living in a nursing home.