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Dad with Stage 4 cancer dies after insurance company said tumor-shrinking treatment was ‘not medically necessary’ (nypost.com)

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[–] MareOfNights@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

It was unlikely the proposed treatment would have sent Tennant into full remission, but the family believed it could have bought him some more time.

Does an actual doctor believe that too?

We don't have infinite resources to spend on treatment that won't actually help.

This is a slop article. No actual info on success chances, prior treatments etc.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 41 minutes ago (1 children)

The very beginning the article:

It didn’t matter that Eric Tennant’s oncologist had recommended the medication to shrink his tumors.

The patient’s health insurance allegedly stood in the way — until it was too late.

[–] moakley@lemmy.world 1 points 15 minutes ago

It still sounds like this was an experimental treatment. It was brought to the doctor by the patient's wife. So we don't know all the specifics of how likely it would have been to help.

Even so, these kinds of experimental treatments are often paid for by the companies that provide them. There's still a process they go through to get a "compassionate use" case approved, because they don't have the resources to provide it to everyone who asks. I wonder if they were denied for this, if they never applied for it, or if this particular company just doesn't offer it.

I'm not saying that US healthcare isn't fucked or anything. Just that the situation has more nuance than the headline suggests.

[–] knatschus@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 hour ago

How do you think they would get treatment if no doctor believes it would help?