Posted on 05/13/2018 5:40:24 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
At 38, Erika is dying.
Her battle to live began almost as soon as her daughter, Loïe, was born four years ago, when Erika was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic colon cancer that had spread to her liver... Weeks passed until the company reached a decision. Despite her plea, the answer was the same: Denied...
“The opinion of the experienced Cleveland Clinic multidisciplinary liver transplant committee (is) that liver transplantation would prolong this young patient’s life substantially, and that there is NO other treatment alternative that could match this outcome at this point in time.”...
It was their UHC rep on the phone. This time, he had good news: The insurer would cover Erika’s transplant.
(Excerpt) Read more at wtvr.com ...
Yes, but those aren’t organs.
Ended up in ICU for a month and 20 days rehab in a nursing home.
Total bill was over $300,000. After Medicare, my personal payment was $1,200.
Not too bad, eh?
FMCDH(BITS)
I think the difference was they got the national media involved.
The insurance company disregarded the Cleveland Clinic repeatedly.
Amen
$200,000 for a liver transplant. That’s cheap.
The drugs alone are going to be expensive for the rest of her life.
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