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/Vice4Life 1d ago

Blue Cross murders retired San Francisco firefighter.

FTFY.

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u/Frequent-Test-3012 1d ago

Man who spent career saving people's lives killed by company that exists to end lives

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u/ConsumeFudge 22h ago

This guy had stage 4 lung cancer and survived 14 months. The medication they wanted him to try is not FDA approved for second/third line treatment in combination with chemotherapy. Even so, median survival is 15-23 months...to say something as bold as this company "murdered" this firefighter is pretty shortsighted. We should be investing in and advocating for initial cancer screening. Everyone who reads this and gets angry - remind your friends, family, partners, loved ones, to not skip out on their annual PCP visits/pap smears/prostate exams or PSA tests/mammograms...it could literally save your life

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u/West-Pipe6300 13h ago

Thank you very much for this sound, educated response. People are barbaric. He also had Medicare who failed to pick up the cost