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Patient died by suicide after insurance delayed medication
Original: Patient died by suicide after insurance delayed medication: report
A report by The Independent says Kenney Blewett died by suicide after his insurance company delayed coverage of a medication his doctors believed could help him. His wife said he had been hopeful the drug would work, telling the paper, 'I wish we had the chance to find out.' The case has drawn attention to how insurance delays can affect patients in mental health crises.
Why now: Renewed public anger over insurance companies delaying or denying medication coverage for patients in crisis
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- Patient died by suicide after insurance delayed medication: report · The Independent
Kenney Blewett’s wife said her husband was hopeful the medication would work but said, ‘I wish we had the chance to find out’
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