Democratic Senate candidate Josh Turek hosted a roundtable discussion with six cancer survivors in his hometown of Council Bluffs on Monday, discussing healthcare access and affordability concerns as the Iowa Senate race enters its final weeks.
His sister, Ulette Song, is currently fighting cancer and also joined the group to share her story. Song says when she asked for a PET scan, to make sure her cancer had not spread, her insurance company denied the request.
“They’re like ‘Sorry, your insurance won’t cover it because you don’t have Stage 4 cancer, you have Stage 2 cancer,” she said, after explaining a doctor told her she could also have colon cancer…