‘They Won’t Help Me’: Sickest Patient Face Insurance Denials Despite Policy Fixes

'They won’t help me': Sickest patients face insurance denials despite policy fixes

HENRICO, Va. — Sheldon Ekirch spends a lot of time on hold with her health insurance company. Sometimes, as the minutes tick by and her frustration mounts, Ekirch, 30, opens a meditation app on her phone. It was recommended by her psychologist to help with the depression associated with a stressful and painful medical disorder.In 2023, Ekirch was diagnosed with small fiber neuropathy, a condition that makes her limbs and muscles feel as if they’…

'They won't help me': Sickest patient face insurance denials despite policy fixes • Daily Montanan

In 2023, Sheldon Ekirch was diagnosed with small fiber neuropathy, which makes her limbs and muscles feel as if they’re on fire. Specialists recommended a series of infusions to ease her pain, but her insurer refused to pay for the expensive treatment, which it says is “not considered medically necessary.” (Ryan M. Kelly for KFF Health News)HENRICO, Virginia — Sheldon Ekirch spends a lot of time on hold with her health insurance company. Sometim…

‘They won’t help me’: Sickest patient face insurance denials despite policy fixes

HENRICO, Virginia — Sheldon Ekirch spends a lot of time on hold with her health insurance company. Sometimes, as the minutes tick by and her frustration mounts, Ekirch, 30, opens a meditation app on her phone. It was recommended by…

Marijuana cultivation insurance policy exclusion held ambiguous (Canada)

In March 2025 a Canadian appeal court held that the insured, who had a licence to cultivate marijuana at his premises, was entitled to insurance cover for his home that was destroyed by an accidental fire that started in the kitchen despite an exclusion in the policy relating to marijuana cultivation on the property. An improperly cited reference to legislation in the exclusion reflected poor drafting and created ambiguity. Secondly, the exclusi…