In California, the health insurance giant Blue Cross has announced it will stop sending letters asking doctors to help the company deny patients’ medical insurance. The move comes one day after the Los Angeles Times exposed Blue Cross’s practice of sending doctors copies of health insurance applications filled out by new patients. The doctors were then asked to report back if the applications omit any preexisting conditions, including pregnancies, that could be used to deny coverage. Blue Cross is California’s largest for-profit health insurer.