The controversial insurance denial involving a veteran firefighter’s cancer treatment has drawn the ire of California Assemblymember Catherine Stefani, D-San Francisco, who has summoned top leaders from Blue Shield of California to meet with her and firefighter advocates on Monday to explain the rationale behind the private insurer’s recent actions.
I think it’s just reprehensible.
Assemblymember Catherine Stefani, D-San Francisco, speaking about Blue Shield’s denial of immunotherapy for longtime firefighter Ken Jones
“I think it’s just reprehensible,” Stefani told the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit. “This firefighter is fighting for his life — he shouldn’t have to fight his insurance company to get the care he needs to prolong his life.”…