Bronx father dying of rare disease denied lifesaving surgery 3 times
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- A father of two from the Bronx, who is dying of a rare disease, is waiting on the New York State Department of Financial Services to decide whether he should be allowed to have life saving surgery. Kristin Thorne has the story.
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The insurance companies have no trouble cashing our premium checks but as soon as you want to make a claim they do EVERYTHING POSSiBLE to not pay out.
They already paid for THREE surgeries to try to remove the cancer. The problem is the experimental nature of the new surgery.
That's why YOU have a health INDUSTRY while WE, the majority of the world, have a health SERVICE.
@@musicandbooklover-p2o What's the difference?
@@wilburmcbride8096intention & outcomes
@@musicandbooklover-p2o That is simply not true. I live in Canada, and instead of worrying about the insurance flat out denying you the healthcare you need just because they can, like in America, we worry about getting put on a waiting list you’ll never be able to realistically get to the front of to even have the life saving surgery you require in the first place. We overwork our healthcare professionals and pay them peanuts to the point they burnout and leave the profession. None of us with access to universal healthcare have much to brag about. We certainly haven’t provided a better working environment for our physicians and nurses, so patients ultimately DO feel the impact.
... something is disgustingly wrong with society that someone has to go through all this to live.
That famous democratic health care lol
It's a brand-new, risky procedure. It's amazing that someone even _can_ "go through all this to live." He already had three surgeries. All the other doctors have told him to go to hospice & make his peace.
@@GunsDontKillSSRIDoes Democratic? Are you delusional
@@Prismatic_Truth it's easy to say when it's not your life you are fighting for.
@@Didenne Remember Obamacare? It was terrible.
UPDATE: He was approved for the surgeries! Praying everything goes well for him.
Praise the Lord 🙏💛
get this comment to the top!
Woohoo!
That’s great news. Thank you
For reals I hope this guy gets the help he needs
As a foreigner I was so confused when I read the title because I thought the hospital was not approving the surgery, then I realized it's an american insurance thing and he can't pay for it. This is so sad :(
Why no crowdfunding? I thought BG is such a great donator???
And hospitals receive a billion dollars grants for stuff like this, smdh..
@@symptomoftheuniverse4149 Huh?? They were simply stating that they were confused by the title and then realized he couldn't afford the surgery and has to go through his insurance. People who aren't Americans are allowed to ask questions and talk about issues!
@@symptomoftheuniverse4149 america, the beautiful, am I right?
Actually one hospital told him hospice after several surgeries. He simply found a doctor will do another procedure that is new. If he wants it he should get it. Insurance companies just don’t give money for new procedures especially with many doctors saying it is close to the end. I saw in the comments he got it. But do you think he would get several surgeries and new surgeries done once before in a universal healthcare country.
This husband and father deserves every chance to live his life!
Dems think babies dont need a chance at life. 🤷🏾♂️
Perhaps.
@@GunsDontKillSSRIDoes wdym "perhaps"?
@@GunsDontKillSSRIDoes it shouldn’t even be a debate
@@goopy95 If he deserves it he should get it.
These insurance companies need to be held accountable when a DOCTOR approves a procedure and they deny it. They are so greedy that they need to fear a huge lawsuit more than a large insurance payout. Absolutely disgusting insurance company.
Insurance companies don't have to pay for experimental services, but there is nothing stopping the doctor or hospital from doing this for free. Also most insurances companies have a 2 million dollar life time payout and this guy most likely hit that already. Now for a story my mother works in medical insurance and about 15 years ago they had a guy that was in a house fire, no living will no family. This guy was brain dead and very badly burnt. The hospital wanted to keep him alive for longer and wanted the insurance company to pay for it, he had hit his 2 million lifetime pay out by this time. My mom was one of the people that was part of the team that reviewed these kind of claims and they stopped payment the hospital was all up in arms but when the saw they weren't going to get any more money they pulled the guys plug. I will always remember that because the doctors and hospital had no problem with a man that was brain dead and badly burnt being kept alive for money. For some context there are doctors, nurses and medical reviewers on this team of people my mother is a fraud investigators so it is not something that is just done on a whim.
@Cali Dreams 👏👏👏👏👏
Yes. It should be illegal for any insurance company to deny or alter a doctor’s recommendation for that doctor’s own patient. It’s disgraceful. As someone who lives with a degenerative and progressive disease, it is a full time job dealing with insurance companies and even prescription companies. It’s such a common occurrence that the medications and procedures that I have been doing for over a decade are constantly being denied or altered by insurance or medical companies all on their discretion, completely going against my own doctor’s recommendations or prescriptions. My own doctor is the ONLY one who is capable of deciding what is in my best interest, because they are they only one who is seeing me, assessing me and caring for me in person, and someone’s personal doctor is the only one who understands each patient’s unique needs. If ANYBODY ELSE alters a doctor’s prescription, for example, you’d be getting arrested because it’s illegal. How is it that the same doesn’t apply for insurance companies? It’s disgusting and disgraceful, and yet they are 100% untouchable!
Prison
@@krystelhardesty9960 they don’t but that’s the point it’s not right if it could potentially save someone’s life. And behind that is a person. People cannot knowingly endanger someone’s life. They are denying not 1 but 2 potentially life saving surgeries.
I would love to see a follow-up on this story. How horrific!
He was approved!
This is why Trump was the best president. You clowns did this for voting him out
@@kassiedabs13 YES!!! 🙏🏾
@@kassiedabs13 thank God!
he was denied...
I honestly would have pulled many strings to save this man’s life if I were a doctor, donating my services.
Hopefully with widespread media coverage a doctor will come forward to do just that. Heartbreaking
@@teelakovacs208 I really hope they do. My gosh this man deserves to live especially having a newborn at home
The doctor employed by the insurance company is getting paid big bucks to deny this man life saving treatment
Look at the past 2 yrs. Do you really think the medical industry is on our side? No. Money is the name of the game. Disgusting
@@AyalahW Of course they’re not on our side but I can’t imagine being that corrupt
This is so immoral, an insurance company deciding whether this man lives or dies. Disgusting.
I hope they come to their senses and do the decent and right thing.
Insurance companies are disgusting!
These insurance companies don’t care about each human lol, they care about the money. These insurance companies act like as if they are God: deciding wether someone dies or not
Welcome to Capitalism, insurance companies only exist for profit like everything else. If they a client is about to die they'll come up with an excuse to deny treatment. Insurance companies only want healthy that give them money and don't get sick often
But I was told that the Democrats were our death panels!!!
Corrupt, wealthy people and companies will never do the right thing, because they would not be able to become wealthier & wealthier. That’s why there is so much evil in the world. It’s easy. No guilt. No boundaries. Instant gratification. You don’t get to be wealthy & powerful by doing the right things.
This man doesn't need them to show "support" they need to show "actions" to help this man.
The insurance companies are hurting.... It's too expensive.
They already covered 3 surgeries that failed to cure him. Given that the surgery he now wants done has only been done once before successfully, there's no reason to believe it will succeed for him. Particularly relevant is that since it's not one organ being replaced, but multiple organs which could be given to several other people, they have to determine if it's in societies interests to possibly extend one life or more likely extend several. It's unfortunate, but not everyone can be saved when cancer strikes.
@@nobodyspecial4702 He deserves the chance. You would want it if it were you. I bet these people making these decisions would never let their loved one be denied. They'd pass it right through. Regardless, Trump passed a one chance bill ,that allows a person who is terminally ill to get a lifesaving treatment that hasn't been approved ,but shows successful in studies. Seeing that the other man had it, and it worked, shows he definitely has a chance to survive too. Wish him the best.
@@suepost9026 People with much better chances of surviving surgery get denied all the time, but everyone wants to give a guy on the edge of dying surgery that might kill him because his wife has no problems putting his kids in the spotlight to garner your sympathy.
@@nobodyspecial4702 Another thing. If he were illegal , there would be no questions asked. Just a snap of the fingers, and that person would get that surgery. We all know , illegals are more important then us American citizens
Our healthcare and society is broken. This is overwhelmingly heartless and a severe lack of conscious I'm sorry for this man and his family.
This is beyond sick. I've had it with our government, our elite who are deciding what is best for we The ones who work, pay our bills, pay for our insurance and do things the right way. Enough is enough. Give this man a chance!
The insurance company is private. They are the ones putting profit ahead of this man’s life. If the NY state government steps in to save him, they will be the heroes.
@Richard Jones you're Insane!
It’s sick how people can pay all their lives for health insurance and the moment they are sick no one wants to pay out - DISGUSTING. I hope and pray someone with the means helps this man if the insurance companies won’t do the right thing.
Only in America
Well said @ Jays Lyric
Absolutely D-I-S-G-U-S-T-I-N-G !!!
What SHE said: Who ARE these people deciding whether to cover his surgery and care? Let's all find out.
In any other civilization this kind of behavior would be referred to as *fraud* and the people doing it would be *punished*
@@angelainamarie9656 You have money in America you can have anything this is the problem.I was in line to order a cheesesteak a homeless man walked up to three guys with nice suits and asked for food they replied we have no money I said yeah right I told him get what you want he said thanks man he shoveled that sandwich down.I never had a good paying job but smart with my money.People are greedy and it sucks.
The costs hospitals charge and the lack of coverage that we pay for is absolutely sickening. My heart goes out to this family.
It really is. My neighbor is 95, severe COPD (on an oxygen tank), receiving immune-therapy for an therapy for an aggressive skin cancer, also being treated for bladder cancer has just gotten approved for heart surgery/procedure that they think will help with his breathing...yet this young man, who has to support a family has to struggle to get the surgery (while insured) seems extremely unfair. I'm not saying no one should be treated I'm saying everyone should be able to get treatment without going bankrupt. Especially those under 65 who still have to work and raise families.
We have the best in the hemisphere
@@mig-1578 the best what?
This is so heartbreaking and frustrating. This is a life or death situation and the insurance should respect what the patient wants/needs.
@@cicicave1279 He already had 3 life saving surgeries that didn't cure him. Most people don't ever get that many chances.
@@nobodyspecial4702 As far as we know, father of two did not apply for euthanasia from your hand, but if you asking - I would bury you in the woods with no witness
@@coconut3484 Get help.
I was wondering if the Father was an illegal migrant would the insurance options change in his favor?
@@larrymaulsby1711 “illegal” immigrants actually pay way more for medical care than our own citizens
I pray for you and your family that you get what you need!
This is why Trump was the best president. You clowns did this for voting him out
Praying won’t help. Vote to change your country’s health system!
Prayer works!
I was thinking he could find a person in the five fold Ministry that has the unction to heal in Jesus Name.
@@rachelfaith9169 Medical intervention will work. Praying will lead to his kids growing without a father.
The state should approve this operation. This is what upsets me with our government, they can send $40 millions to Ukraine or any other country in war but they hesitate to taje care of their own who are paying taxes here. As a widow of a young man who died of cance I pray he is able get his surgery. 🙏🙏🙏
it was 40 billion. this surgery would be pennies compared that.
Well said I second that,its so 😥 and all he needs is a lifesaving surgery but don't worry god will save in you can see and feel their pain i just lost 2 friends from cancer and they to are very young one 35 & 50 yrs old they help save the ppl but they are to wicked to do so stay strong guy's🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽God's got him
Lady from your mention of Ukraine I’m going to assume you vote to the right… who do you think fights every attempt at universal healthcare?
@@andrewiglinski148 bernie sanders.. But im a republican and agree with bernie also.. Were the only stone age country that lets medical billing prop up 100,000 fraudulent jobs .
you mean billion not millions!!
Insurance companies are absolutely EVIL. I hope this man gets the surgery he needs to have a chance at survival. This just breaks my heart.
They're out there just to take people's money. When it's time to give back they look for all sorts of reasons not to
Absolutely right. Healthcare for profit is evil and this shows it. And Americans loved Bernie Sanders' plans for public healthcare, before the big corporations got the politicians they own to put a stop to that. The rich are killing you and they'll keep doing it.
DISGUSTING!! So glad I live in Canada. I pray this man gets his surgery.
PLEASE! Insulting Americans with what you think is better than us. If you dig only slightly, you will find the "Crown" has denied medically needed surgeries as well! And, after they have denied, they require the citizen to pay out of pocket! AND, and this is going to mind blow , WE American's help fund YOUR healthcare. Yep, research that one.
@@bopeep86 pure ignorance you are incorrect
In the UK, United Kingdom, we also have free health care, even if you have never paid tax you are still
Entitled to free health care.
The problem in the US is insurance.
They are allowed to basically yank your funds because they have incorrect information regarding a treatment. The "doctors" they consult are on the payroll and are literally there to give their denial more weight, insurance should be 100% federalized and or regulated to prevent the fuckery they put men and women in these situations through.
@@imadequate3376 I've had many small rumours removed & had a vasectomy & going for surgery on my spine this year & i pay nothing out of my own pocket.
This man deserves to live his life to the fullest.
Wow, I can't imagine having to wait on a board of people to decide if I'm "worthy" of a life saving surgery. I'm praying for them.
Death panel?
@@cstuartdc ohhhh- wait JUST A MINUTE! It’s NOT, I repeat NOT conservatives doing this! You can thank your precious Obama legacy and the Left for this! The restrictions they put on health care created the death panels and they knew it! Trump was working this out and had medications with big pharma out in the open and had pinned down costs until Biden came in and undid it- death panels is ALL ON THE LEFT baby! (Not to mention the literally THOUSANDS of lives purposefully lost due to democratic leaders putting COVID patients to stay - when they had other means provided by Trump- into old folks homes knowing that it would cause them to die- and it did by the thousands- in more than one state- and no ones doing anything about it- what about those lives? Sickening)
Yes: prayers from: Central Oklahoma for this Bronx family.
Reminds me of Obama care and the death panels they said didn't exist.
@@escapingsociety8139 it was a thing way before Obama care
These insurance companies are quick to take your money but when you need help, you get opposition. Every decision maker in this situation will bare their own cross, even if it's in ignorance. Prayers up for this family.
U can say that again. I Dont get these insurance people 😭😭😭
Exactly!! Why do we even bother paying them, if they won't help us when we need it?
Yes, and insurance is so expensive Co-pays and deductibles are ridiculous.
It’s interesting to see how they’ll continue with “ support “ while denying care of a much needed surgery. This is so screwed up 😡
When they say "support" they probably mean hospice. It's sickening what a business Healthcare has become. This is life and death, but to insurance corporations. It is all about the bottom line
I found an article with this story and his insurance company Empire reversed their decision and this man will get his surgery. I hope it's not too late for him.
Praying that he get that successful surgery and live a long life for his family and kids.
🙏🏼❤️
🙏🏽🙏🏽♥️♥️
I pray whoever is reviewing this case is a human being with a heart so this dire surgery can be approved. Shame on you Empire! Blessings to this family!!! 🙏🏾 ✨️💙
You are praying to some god, correct? Cool, so when is it going to heal this poor man? 😶
Is he vaxed
@@alphaomega1351- That god will understand you, and I are visitors on earth. We’re eternally in their grace beyond physical death.
@@empyrean196
Lay off the drugs son. Goodluck! 😶
@@alphaomega1351 😂😂😂
I was on my death bed last year and I didn’t have health insurance. All the doctors that came in took one look at me and just labeled me as a lost cause. I got denied Medicaid and Medicare even though I was dying. Luckily one of my doctors actually felt like he could help and I’m alive today because of him.
I happy to hear it
so the doctor treated you for free?
WE SHOULD TRY TO SAVE EVERY LIFE WE CAN IF IT WILL HELP.
SENDING PRAYERS TO ALL
This is why Trump was the best president. You clowns did this for voting him out
medical insurance administrated by non medically trained people needs to END. Also the INCENTIVES PAID for denials needs to END.
If it is administered by medically trained people, the price would go up because the requirements to be in the insurance company will go up.
@@honestfriend767 They need to KNOW what they are talking about. That is like saying anyone can walk in off the street be a CPA.
Transplant surgery in metastasized patients is contraindicated. Simple. That means the cancer has spread, and if he gets those transplants they will simply fail again from the spreading cancer, wasting precious, life saving transplants that could save multiple lives, not just his own, and there is very little chance the surgery will even be successful, let alone cure his cancer. I know it sucks, but this is the reality he needs to face.
@@limpingoatfarm At this point, he would have already had an appeal pushed uphill to a Physician working for the insurance company, who made the decision to deny payment. Medical professionals do the same thing as administrative types in this situation: they rely on an odds-risk analysis, and can be just as prone to deny payment for services as a non-medical claims assessor.
The answer in a rare case like this, with a very unique procedure, is not to try to convince the insurer that it's a worthwhile investment that this procedure will save his life- it's still cheaper if he goes to hospice and dies.
For him to get the procedure, the very wealthy foundations and research funds of the institution (e.g. Cleveland Clinic in this case) should fund the procedure, as compassionate use intervention and / or research value (whether he lives or dies). Im not saying I agree with the system, but the wealthy private research hospital system and the surgeon and team who would perform the procedure can find a way to get the patient treated, regardless of the decision of the primary health insurer.
@@honestfriend767 they pay more to have billers than medically knowledgeable personnel.
Smh…These insurance companies are the biggest criminals.
Praying for this man. ❤️🩹
Praying for this man and his family and that he gets the surgery he needs to live. This is so sad. Please do a follow up
I’m very happy to report they have provided an update link in the video description. They reversed their decision, yay!
Blue Cross is the sorriest insurance company I have ever had the distasteful, no empathy, no understanding for human life. My mom had a stroke could not speak, feed herself or walk, but after PT was able to get her to walk 20 feet BCBS said she had to go home. I was shocked 20 feet! There were other issues before I canceled that insurance I would advise against getting BCBS. Another instance was with my cousin she was paying hundreds of dollars a month she got sick and the hospital told her the insurance would not cover half of her stay or treatment.
In every other developed nation on earth she would have got the treatment necessary and probably walked away paying nothing (she paid for it already through her taxes). The American system of profit over human lives is barbaric.
Let him live and stay with his family and loved ones
It’s sad that everything is based on money! If a millionaire needed this surgery there would be no problem!
The millionaire would just pay for it that is why it would be no problem.
And they'd probably get it done for free.
@@Lkmsundastood Or find a way to write it off as a tax credit.
@@herzfeldji -- no magic there, medical expenses are already legally tax deductible.
Did you hear about politician suffering from cancer? Insurances now don't want to pay for anything. They just want higher and higher premium. They don't want to pay for more costly medical or dental treatments. I am wondering were they find doctors denying all those treatments. People needs to be strong and healthy to be strong enough to fight for approval for required medical treatment. My son has juvenile diabetes for 22 years and I spent days on the phone and paperwork each time he needed different, new supply to switch to something to control his disease. I am not surprised that people develop complication because they are discouraged by insurance and some medical facilities to fight for their life. I love my son and I do it for him. I don't know if i would do it for myself. It is infuriating to beg for days for life saving medical supply or treatment. I can't afford "affordable Obama care" myself so i have to travel to Europe for necessary tests since they don't require script from doctor and cost 1/10 of US cost. Why hospitals charge so much money in this country for treatment.? It is not reasonable at all.
Gastroparesis patients deal with this all the time. Just because an illness is rare doesn’t mean those of us who have them shouldn’t get life changing surgeries. More people die BECAUSE we are not given a chance to FIGHT for our lives. It’s so sad. I hope this man can find a way to get that surgery. You can tell he truly loves his family.
New York doctors told me there was “nothing more they could do for me” after getting diagnosed and I lost 30 pounds. I moved to LA for cedar Sinai and they are equally stupid. It’s a shame.
@@user-hd4du5ty7t I’m on my 5th GI and somehow I’m still alive despite almost dying twice and needing feeding tubes twice but not getting them. Now I have to get my gallbladder removed on top of everything. I’m sorry to hear that. Many of us who suffer from Gastroparesis get overlooked.
@@lifeaschronicallyingrid I am so sorry to hear this, that you are suffering so much. It’s an awful feeling thinking about how many people get swept under the rug because many GI units are not trained to identify it or treat it well enough to impact quality of life. I’ll keep you in my thoughts and hope that literally anything gets easier for you…I know it’s hard getting by everyday when you’re dealing with this horrible disease. If you haven’t already talk to a neurologist and a psychiatrist, because some drugs only they may prescribe (are not first line regimen either) but can act as antiemetics if you become tolerant to your current ones.
Many hugs and love, stay strong angel.
And also, the recovery from the cholecystectomy will be tough if they use laparoscopic surgery. Definitely insist they keep you for post operative nausea and vomiting, medicate you prior to the anesthesia, and try to walk the air out when you feel up to it. Don’t let hospital staff minimize your symptoms and discharge you early. You are already in a vulnerable position, anything more is going to be difficult and they need to understand that. I hope it goes well and they take good care of you. Bring someone you trust to advocate for you if you can, you’re going through so much.
@@user-hd4du5ty7t I appreciate it so much! You take care of yourself as well. We have to advocate for ourselves because doctors don’t understand our daily battles and struggles.
I'm a foreigner and I find this story very disturbing and tragic. This certainly would not happen in my country. Good bless that brave man and his young family. 😥
Don't you see? That's the problem. They're is no god, just greedy humans running greedy insurance companies. How dare they tell someone they should just except death when there is a procedure that will could save their life. This is so disgusting. I'm glad at least it doesn't happen in your country. But I'm so sad for mine.
Same here in UK. Although, to be fair, we don’t know the full story. I’m wondering whether the chances of it really working are negligible. He doesn’t look as though he could live through such major surgery
@@clareshaughnessy2745 You could be right but a human life deserves such a chance at least. I understand what you're saying though.
We (the people of the USA) find it disturbing, too. I’m thankful they reversed it.
He is on the verge of death, why not try everything you can to save this young man's life. This makes me so sad 😢
Youare not going to die in the name of the Almighty GOD he gives life's life 🙏 Amen unto the holy day 🙏
They want a bag of money first. Great system.
Insurance doesn't care. They just want your money and if the surgery is more than you could ever pay back they're not going to approve it. (wanna add that I don't agree with this at all. these people are evil.)
My mother had a brain tumor and was scheduled a FMRI before surgery to map out her brain. Her insurance denied it, twice. As I dug into it, I discovered that a retired anesthesiologist is who denied her claim. Kept digging, my mother worked for Mekson, one of the largest suppliers to hospitals, and her insurance they provided was Cigna. The year before Cigna had made just for their shareholders $32 billion dollars. These companies are practicing medicine to turn a profit. Denying prescriptions or change them. The second time I spent 8 days on the phone, “Would you let a surgeon do this operation without mapping your brain?” She got the FMRI, turns out they are what gets denied very often, as they are expensive.
Insurance runs this country and it is so corrupt.
@@neurodivergentpixi6736 They can be heartless because the American government let's them.
Situations such as this man's are the "public health emergency" that should be of the highest priority.
This is why Trump was the best president. You clowns did this for voting him out
Covid is most probably going to turn out to be an oncovirus (cancer-causing virus, usually years after the infection) as it has characteristics of viruses that do that and is strongly shown to trigger autoimmune diseases like type 1 diabetes and Guillan Barre Syndrome, which oncoviruses do. It's also showing signs similar to HIV and has an immuno-compromising effect that's like a milder (so far) form of AIDS, which might explain why suddenly there is a rash of other viruses also spreading much faster than usual - people's immune systems are damaged by covid. Viruses being allowed to run rampant because we refuse to take air hygiene as seriously as we take surface hygiene has long been the top cause of most cancers and most long-term acquired illnesses within the hyper-densely populated, hyper-mobile, poorly ventilated modern world, and now hopefully FINALLY we are finally going to be forced to get the germs out of our air when we realise that various illnesses, including cancer, are going to destroy the economy and society because covid alone will make them all vastly more common.
Happens everyday in America. Never forget that.
Canada’s health care may not be as good as it was but an instance like this would never happen in my country!
I pray that this man and family get the medical care required.
True. My teacher had cancer in his 30s and didn't see one bill from chemo. He's cancer free now. It should be like that everywhere
It would not happen in Australia either 😕. Glad I don't live in the USA.
This is why Trump was the best president. You clowns did this for voting him out
Provided they get the treatment on time. Might have to wait six months for an MRI or book into surgery in Canada.
@@Kittyququmber Yeah my dad said that. However, at least there’s more of a chance.
The greatest shame is that the richest most powerful country IN THE WORLD, allows healthcare to be in the hands of insurance companies, shame shame shame😪
I know and it's wonderful.
I'm hoping and praying they hurry up and decide to financially support him for this surgery. He deserves to see his kids grow up , this is so sad
That is why we need Medicare for all. Insurance companies will no longer get to decide who lives or dies.
No, instead you get a government bureaucrat making that decision using a spreadsheet.
Life is so hard and unfair sometimes… A lot of the time actually… but I’m really praying that everything works out for this man and his family.
I wish for him to receive the miracle he so desperately needs.
insurance approved it now
@@isveryrill1234567 How did you come across this information?
Me too!
@@LadyWarrior4JC I Googled the guy's name.
@@isveryrill1234567 Thank you. That is the Best news for this Family.
Figures that Blue cross would deny this poor man. They are the worst of the worst. They have no problem taking their monies for the insurance. I know because they denied me insurance because I had had treatment for cancer was told to contact them again when I became eligible for Medicare. Yeah fat chance on that
Blue Cross was sued in that class action lawsuit for overcharging, I think it’s still being litigated.
Boycott these unethical companies!
Yes!! We are also fighting a denial from them; getting them to pay for anything is more painful than why we needed help to begin with. Sorry you are dealing with this, too.
Elsewhere the Blue Cross is a reputable charity devoted to to and caring for animals. Naming a health service after an international Animal Charity (it is the animal equivalent to the Red Cross) is an abomination.
The aholes 😠
There is something terribly wrong with this country when someone is denied lifesaving medical treatment.
We don’t consider healthcare a right. We don’t have basic human rights in the US. We are treated like farm animals. They put us down when we can’t do labor for them any longer.
maybe lifesaving. maybe not. if it were a slam dunk it would have been approved
A country as wealthy as the US should have universal free healthcare. There are cases like this across the country. It is shameful.
We’re too busy sending our tax dollars to other countries.
@@LMan-by6mb The UK gives away billions every year on top of the aid to Ukraine. We still have universal free healthcare, if every working person in the US paid just a small percentage per dollar earned as a health tax you could too. No more insurance to pay, no more worries about getting in debt to stay healthy, businesses would save money by not having to pay for employees healthcare. They could then pass on some of the money saved in the form of higher wages.
No, I'm not a socialist, I vote Conservative. We have had free healthcare in the UK since 1948, I can't imagine life without it. The vast majority of us will feel the same way.
Knowing something about how your government works though I doubt it will ever happen. Politicians who get donations from insurance companies, drug companies and probably unions would do everything possible to block it. I think that is morally wrong.
We do but they give it all away to illegal aliens from all countries and Americans pay for it.
@@jacobreisser8034 America needs to take care of Americans first. We don’t need to pay for anything else. We need to stop tying to be the universal provider.
@@jacobreisser8034 Your system assured Charlie Gard's death, your system changes nothing
EMPIRE SHAME ON YOU!! IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S COMING OUT OF YOUR POCKET PER SAY! WHAT'S THE POINT OF PAYING HEALTH INSURANCE IF YOU CAN'T USE IT!!
It is coming out of Empire's pocket -- someone has to pay for it.
Our tax dollars do that as well as if you pay for premiums so we technically still do regardless
@@cathynewyork7918 Empire is not mechanical .. SOMEONE is making that decision .. someone who .. if the shoe were on the other foot would be fighting just as hard for their loved one ... It's too bad people have to use this insurance or any insurance company. ... they never want to do the right thing. ...
I wonder how many people and families go through this 🤔
these people are cold and callous ... definitely do not care .
I wish him and his family well 🙏🏾
@@clarkclarke That Empire decision-maker has a boss and a career - and if he approves an extremely expensive experimental surgery that will bankrupt the insurance company, then no one wins -- all the insured people and employees will lose if the company goes bankrupt and out of business. You don't understand business.
@@cathynewyork7918 this is the saddest truth, healthcare IS business and lives by its rules
That's bs. He needs it. Why do insurance companies play with people's lives? People should boycott empire.
like murder
Because they’re greedy for profits
For profit we all a little money bag in the long run
@@ladedaloungeLegal form of murder
Can't get right wingers to see we need universal Heathcare🤷🏿♀️
I understand what this family is going through concerning insurance. My husband has plaque psoriasis, among other health issues. We had to switch insurance and the insurance we have now denied him 3 times for shots that cleared up his psoriasis. He was receiving the shots with the other insurance. He doctor went as far to take pictures of him and sent it to our insurance. Psoriasis is miserable because it itches very bad. My husband's psoriasis has spread everywhere on his body because our insurance has denied him the shots. We are now going a different avenue that his doctor recommended. I pray this will help him.
My prayers are going up for him and his family. May God make this get approved and may be also good the surgeons hands and heal this young father and husband..
The insurance only sees his life saving operation as losing MONEY what a disgusting world we live in
This is absolutely horrific and disgusting...he deserves a chance to survive if there is an option such as this surgery. He has better chances of survival than just sitting there waiting and suffering. I'm praying for this man and his family.
Hopefully, that Father will get the medical help he needs. I pray a generous wealthy donor sees this story and makes a financial donation for this gentleman.
Yes such as Elon Musk.
@@carolynlauzon5109 , yes, I agree.
I pray he gets his treatment and recovery to see his children grow 🙏🏼
The insurance company wouldn't want to dip into there profits to save this man's life. He pays his premiums. Insurance companies should not have the say in who will live or die. Just provide services.
Lord please give this man a miracle cancer healing in Jesus name Amen!!!
Why don't your god or zombie jesus simply heal this man already? 😶
BY THE HIGHEST POWER NAME OF ALL JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH AMEN.
@@alphaomega1351 why don’t you respect others beliefs 🤨
Amen
@@alphaomega1351
You sound like a child, on every thread , bashing religion.
Click the link in the video description and I’m happy to read and hear that they reversed their decision and approved him. I can only imagine the pain he goes through. I hope this procedure helps him. May he be blessed with a long life. Amen 🙏🏻!
Which company is this? The public deserves to know.
I’m so sorry!! How horrendous to be denied life-saving surgery!! everything’s wrapped up in politics bureaucracy. God be with you.
His insurance has denied it, a private compamy
@@Levittchen4G They already covered 3 surgeries that were supposed to cure him. How much more can they be expected to do? No insurance will cover a surgery that's only been done successfully one time.
Give this dying man his heart’s desire, to live & be there for his family. Telling him no should be illegal. Praying for you 🙏
live for his family? thats just something people say because they dont want to die. it sounds noble but lets face it, most people dont want to die and his girls will be ok , with or without him. we know that a lot of women are single mothers so whats the difference in reality if the father was dead or not if the woman is a single parent.
Totally agree with you!! You nailed it!!
Illegal??!! Go live in a socialist country, oh that's right we DO!
@@ameliaerin1544 What's your problem ?? Socialist country and all that ? Ok then, what should be and is on some levels ILLEGAL ... is the BS Bannon and Trump and their sad stupid brainwashed cult members pulled and are still trying to pull off!!
The insurance company should be charged with negligent homicide and made to pay millions to the family, though that's no comfort. The company should be made to hurt, be destroyed, bankrupsy not allowed.
So glad I was able to look online and see that he was approved for the surgery prayers that he will totally recover,🙏
Unbelievably sad. My prayers go out to you and your family.
Looks like his insurance approved him after all !! Here’s to things looking up for this little family ♥️
Editing because people keep asking for a source. If you go to the go fund me page his wife set up awhile ago they give updates and the same day this video was uploaded I noticed the insurance company told him he was approved as per the gofundme ♥️
They did!? Amen!!
@@michelledoorknob795 Praise God!🙏❤
Source?
@@Sharon3rd This same news outlet has an article on their website. You'll have to look it up yourself, as YT usually deletes comments with external links.
He still needs prayers!!!🥹
That’s heartbreaking that man is sitting there dying and they are not helping him what a world we live in im praying for the best health and stress free moments for him
Just further proves insurance is a scam.
There are so many people fighting for their life right now, and insurance is letting them die. Not approving, or copays so large, they cannot get the help they need. This is what the government wants. Is for a lot of us to die from cancer, COVID, monkey pox, whatever they can do to thin the herd.
Insurance...they run the numbers and then just say "good look with all that!"😡
“What a world”. You mean “country”. I’m Canadian and this life-saving surgery would be free here.
America.
We unfortunately live in a world that cares more about their bottom line than a person's life!
Sometimes have health insurance is like having no health insurance if they keep denying procedures
Shame on Empire blue Cross insurance for denying this man his life! All surgeries are a risk! I am so tired of hearing insurance dictating what can and can not be done. Drs take an oath to help people and must feel so frustrated when insurance denies that help. SHAME ON YOU! Surgeries, medication, procedures, tests, It doesn’t matter. It is WRONG! Things have to CHANGE! Praying for this family!
AGREED! I worked as a Respiratory Therapist for 30 years and I have seen much wickedness in healthcare, and not just from insurance companies. But the two are a despicable couple......
THAT OATH WAS CHANGED IN THE 70'S LOOK IT UP☹️
Even if the doctors opted to do it for free maybe the resources and equipment is not their property to just go ahead and use without proper authorization
God soften the heart of the insurance company. Let him have this surgery and let it be successful. Amen
I think god hardened the heart of the insurance company just like he did to Pharaoh's heart. Can I get an Amen?
@@Danny451 Amen. And we all know what happened to Pharoah. Not good.
Amen🙏
Insurance companies and bankers have no heart. That’s a prerequisite to be one.
Amen!! 🙏🏾
Very, very sad. I’ll pray for you and family.
Godspeed that things work out.
God bless this man! I hope he gets what he needs so he can be there for his wife and children.
Funny thing is that these evil insurance companies that we pay into has the right to say who lives or dies. If it was their CEO life or family we know they would get it. Just sick
They're demons
Remember the scare about death panels??? Spoiler alert: we *already* have them!!!! 🤨
It’s crazy how you pay for health insurance then when you actually need something done the insurance denies you stay blessed man & hopefully you can get thru this
And that's the WORST part of this!!!!
Ppl work, and its always those who come up receiving the short end of this.
Simply DISGUSTING!!!
Greed. Health insurance is an unnecessary evil.
@@omi_god
No it wouldn't because the government would pay for his surgery.
He's not going to get through this. He will probably die before getting approval or a donation for organs. The US system is so corrupt and profit driven it literally murders people and people in the US just accept it. It's time to shut these companies down and get national healthcare.
@@omi_god nope he would have gotten his surgery if he was a inmate he would have gotten his surgery
If this surgery offers hope + has been done b4 successfully it should be covered. 🤞
Praying for him and his family and loved ones. God bless. Empire needs to do something. This is sad.
He deserves a 2nd chance at life as much as anyone!!! Period!! Set this man up a Gofundme acct asap!!
Catherine, you just beat me to that comment! I would definitely donate! He really doesn't have much time...😞
Someone contact "SinCityOutdoors". Maybe they have the right connections to get him some help.
I'm serious. Not that anyone will see *MY* post, because I'm a nobody (I actually won't live past ~2028), but... here's hoping people with coin, connections, clout, communities, and more will follow up! 💪😎🤟
Right I’m donating as well
It really shouldn’t even have to come that smh
People has told me to start a go fund me for the stem cell transplant that I need
We desperately need universal healthcare in this country. It’s unconscionable this man has been denied surgery by his insurance company. I’m speechless….
I hope you realize universal healthcare won’t pay for these procedures either.
Thats why I feel so blessed to have the NHS. None of that insurance BS.
Are you kidding me? I work in the medical industry in Fl. and we get many patients that have Universal insurance because they are on a waiting lists for months to sometimes a year for a procedure.
We have universal healthcare, do your research stupid!
@@rncine I grew up on universal insurance/medical. If it’s an emergency, it happens right away. If it’s not an emergency, your scheduled like here in US.
This insurance COMPANY SHOULD BE SUED!
Why does the government even let insurance company deny people life saving treatment
Someone famous or wealthy should pay for it,if i had it i would, hope he gets to live
It's disgusting how if someone wanted to get another type of surgery to change how they look because of their feelings the insurance companies would be rushing at the feet to help those people.
This country is sick
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
BINGO
They find those surgeries to be fun and exciting. Saving a life? Pshhh
You got that right! It's a disgusting fact!
if its the patient monry its not your business
I totally understand. My health insurance gave me a really hard time during my cancer treatment. It was a nightmare.
For the love of humanity give this young man the new surgery!!
SMH
You mean the one recommended by the same doctor that recommended the three previous life saving surgeries that all failed? How many tries do you think this doctor deserves before you consider that maybe he doesn't really know enough to make those recommendations?
Is it possible for him to pay out of pocket if people donate to a gofundme or something i'm sure with the right amount of exposure he can receive plenty of donations.
I recently lost a friend of 50 years because his insurance didn't think he was worth saving
As we age ( and I’m old) the medical system determines at one point we aren’t worth spending resources to keep us alive our last few years. Unfortunate but sadly true
That is a shame. Honestly the problem is with the new age comes some lack of compassion and empathy. We must care about all life.
@@arthurbrumagem3844 Insurance thinks 35 is old than
@@pre1980cars in this case they are looking at different metrics and it will cost the man his life. Putting a price on a life
And inversely, when you are sick and don't want to keep on living and would rather just be allowed a handful of pills and peacefully go to sleep forever....oh no, you can't do that! You'll offend the religious nutters. Plus, the medical industrial complex hasn't gotten to flog you with unwanted and intrusive procedures all in the name of extending a life of sitting in a wheelchair in a diaper doing nothing because some whackados are offended that some people dont wanna live like that. Nope. Not doing that when I get that old.
This is why we need to have Universal Healthcare, and dispose of insurance companies. They are vultures on humanity.
Universal healthcare would be worse as you are still under the mercy of a committee or counsel who can still deny you any help and even worse, no help at all for what you are going through till you die. My fiance died because of England's decision that his necessary surgery was only cosmetic. Because of them he died a few years later if they had done the surgery early he would have lived.
Oh, I wish him and his family all the best! Stay strong Anthony!
These insurance companies don’t care at all!!!
Imagine having insurance and not being able to save your own life absolutely disgusting I will never get empire.
Unacceptable ! That’s horrific that he has been refused care. Shame on them. 🤬🤬🤬
Unfortunately, insurance companies decide how someone should be treated. It's a bit ridiculous.
This is so upsetting. How can they deny this man life saving surgery. These insurance companies take your money then decide on your life. How sad for this country.
I love how empathetic Insurance companies are in aiding people when they really need it the most especially when it's a life or death situation. It blows my mind how they can basically tell a person, sorry we can't help you, so you will have to die even though there is a chance you could survive but nope we will have to say, sorry can't help you. There is not enough statistical data to say the surgery will be a success. Well listen up, he doesn't have the time to wait for more ppl to have this same surgery and build that data.
I am blessed to live in Ontario, Canada where we have OHIP. I had breast cancer in 2016 and had to go through surgery, chemo, radiation and surgery and post treatment which still has not ended. All covered for me and I only pay for the drugs with some coverage. Our OHIP is not perfect but it will not say NO to treatment or surgeries needed to possibly save your life.
My heart goes out to Anthony and to his wife Jackie and his 2 beautiful children. I am so sorry for your pain and frustration. Prayers, Love and Hugs to all four of you and I hope the news you get in the next few days will be a GOOD ONE.
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Hi! I'm also from Ontario (Ottawa). I needed medication (I have Hashimoto's thyroiditis), and I got on medication for it despite not having any money (I'm on disability).
Insurance companies are not a charity. Hopefully neither is your government in Canada.
@@chrislim7976 No one said anything about Charity? The Insurance company would have approved it if the statistical data was there. Every procedures are new to start and to say that one of their insurance doctors said just that, there is no stats to prove the surgery will work is NOT an answer. Let's say the chance is 50%. So, they are not willing to let him have the 50% chance of actually living? Insurance doctors will look for loopholes to go against and not for. And, I am sure there are many ppl like him and many are not able to share their story to the world. I can only imagine the pain, fear, frustration, sadness and anger they have to go through with no help.
@@hollyhayes9640 I am so glad you were able to get the medication needed. ❤️🌸💮🌺
@@demijour1234
Yes. I said charity.
An insurance company is a company, its not a charity.
You should make a fundraising video so we can get this man his surgery
Many Prayers for you and your family 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I'm praying for you SIR. God Be with him and his family.
this is disgusting, families pay thousands in insurance, what the point of having medical insurance if it doesnt do s**** , everybody deserves a chance.
This breaks my heart. My mom was denied treatments and she has work 30 yrs at same place just recently had to quit due to lung cancer it saddens me money over someone life
This breaks my heart ❤️ I hope this people that have his life on there hands would imagine if it was there love one’s going through this .