Local woman who got heart transplant as kid says insurance company denied her medication

A Dayton woman was 11 when she needed a heart transplant; now she’s in her 20s and said she’s struggling to afford to keep it beating.

As reported on News Center 7 at 11:00, Payton Herres’ insurance company, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, told her that she no longer needed her anti-rejection medication.

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“I was like, oh my gosh! I can’t believe this,” she said.

Herres was born with heart problems. When she was 11, she started coughing…

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