SoCal man wins appeal to get life-saving lung transplant after battle with insurance company

SoCal man wins appeal to get life-saving lung transplant after battle with insurance company

A man fighting for his life will be able to get a potentially life-saving double-lung transplant after his final appeal was approved by his insurance company.

Insurance company denies cancer patient potentially life-saving lung transplant

Married father of three Deron Wells said he was ready to fly halfway across the country for a potentially life-saving double-lung transplant -- but was denied insurance coverage at the last second.

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Cancer Patient Gets Life-Saving Lung Transplant Denied By Insurance Company At Last Second

Deron Wells has been battling stage 4 lung cancer, and, while it isn’t common, he was prepared to undergo a transplant that could have potentially saved his life. However, according to him, his insurance company, Cigna, denied him coverage at the very last second. As reported by ABC7, the 59-year-old Wells claimed that Cigna had approved a double lung transplant as part of a clinical trial in Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Reportedl…

California Father Battling Lung Cancer Denied Coverage for 'Last Option' Treatment, Family Says - Health Journal Online

A California man battling stage 4 lung cancer was denied insurance coverage for a potentially life-saving double lung transplant just as he was preparing to fly to Chicago for the procedure, his family says. Deron Wells, a 59-year-old husband and father of three, had been medically approved for a rare clinical trial lung transplant at Northwestern Medicine in Illinois, according to ABC 7. Cigna, his insurer, had initially signed off on the neces…