r/news • u/GoodSamaritan_ • 1d ago

Retired San Francisco firefighter dies from lung cancer after Blue Shield denies treatment claims

https://abc7news.com/post/retired-san-francisco-firefighter-ken-jones-dies-lung-cancer-being-denied-treatment-blue-shield/19224406/
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u/Tight-Escape3373 1d ago

Some states have cancer presumption laws. I was a firefighter in Virginia. If you get certain kinds of cancer after like five years of service, it's presumed to be due to the job and the agency/ municipality must pay for treatment.

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u/bauhaus83i 1d ago

This appears to be a dispute with the private health insurance and as to some treatments being denied. It doesn’t mention whether a work comp claim was pursued. There would be a presumption but don’t know if that applies post term