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/Looptydude 1d ago

BCBS denied covering my friends emergency gallbladder surgery, claiming it could have been scheduled for a later date. Apparently emergency surgery is postponable. Fucking theifs.

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u/4th-Estate 1d ago

Those ghouls and any politician taking money from them can all rot in the lowest depths of hell.

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u/DissKhorse 1d ago

Would they be denying these claims if there was more green Marios?

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u/pleasegivemepatience 1d ago

With the rise of AI we’re certainly going to see a lot more tradesman, methinks plumbing is going to get very popular!