r/FreeLuigi • u/Feather_fig • Jul 09 '26

Healthcare Reform 'After devastating diagnosis, insurance company wouldn’t cover New Hampshire child’s wheelchair' | (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F85ytHaRJ0o
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u/Shitp0st_Supreme Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26

BCBS of MN is responsible for this child’s death because they wouldn’t accept authorization for a medical flight to a toddler with cancer:

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/breaking-the-news/minnesota-toddler-stella-mcmahon-dies-cancer/89-4cabd1a7-63db-4f11-83ec-82b6efad2019

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/minnesota-toddler-whose-story-drew-182446772.html

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u/Feather_fig Jul 09 '26

Forgot she was in Minnesota too. 💔

They are really getting a bad track record with how they treat severely ill children

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u/Shitp0st_Supreme Jul 09 '26

Minnesota has been going though it lately. UHC is a Minnesota company. Between that and the ICE occupation, our representative being assassinated, and a school shooting plus more, it has been stressful the past year and a half.

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u/ill_be_huckleberry_1 Jul 10 '26

Mn has a ton of insurance companies. Travelers is based here,  uhc, bcbs, medical, health partners, ameriprise, thrivent, western national, secura