12-year-old North Carolina boy with Kawasaki disease faces new battle after insurance denies scheduled heart procedure in Boston
- Pic credit: Joushua Lowry/ GoFundMeA North Carolina family is preparing to take their 12-year-old son to Boston for a heart procedure despite an insurance denial that arrived just days before their scheduled trip to the hospital on October 19, ABC 13 reported.
- The insurer reportedly called the procedure “medically unnecessary and experimental”.
- The boy, who has already undergone open-heart surgery, requires the stent before his arteries narrow further, the family said.
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- Pic credit: Joushua Lowry/ GoFundMeA North Carolina family is preparing to take their 12-year-old son to Boston for a heart procedure despite an insurance denial that arrived just days before their scheduled trip to the hospital on October 19, ABC 13 reported.
- The insurer reportedly called the procedure “medically unnecessary and experimental”.
- The boy, who has already undergone open-heart surgery, requires the stent before his arteries narrow further, the family said.
Sources: Times of India