A 10-month-old child needs help receiving a life-saving surgery.
WIVB News 4 Buffalo Reports that the baby named Cam is suffering from a brain condition that only a specialized doctor can perform surgery on. The family has found the surgeon, located in Pittsburgh, PA, but there’s an issue: the surgeon is out of network, and their insurance company will not cover the operation. To be clear, there are no surgeons in the Western New York area who are able to perform this delicate surgery.
It’s a terrible circumstance that continues to plague Americans: being denied coverage for medically necessary treatments even though they have insurance. It’s especially troubling when this happens to a child, let alone a baby, who always deserves to get the treatment and resources they need…