ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Kathy Lemoine said her son, Andrew, was diagnosed with terminal Stage 4 colorectal cancer at 29, and that the family repeatedly ran into insurance prior authorization requirements for procedures, medications and supportive care.
Lemoine said one of the biggest fights was over intravenous nutrition, known as total parenteral nutrition, or TPN, which she believed could have helped Andrew maintain strength in his final months.
“I begged, and I begged, and I begged. They finally gave him the nutrition. But by that point, it was too late,” Lemoine said. “He was not going to get rid of it, but he could have lived a bit longer. We could have had him longer.”…