Cigna denies life-saving operation to man battling stage 4 cancer
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Cigna denies life-saving operation to man battling stage 4 cancer
A man fighting for his life as he battles stage 4 cancer is asking for donations after his health insurance denied him a life-saving lung transplant.Deron Wells, 59, is battling advanced lung cancer and his doctors have approved him for a double transplant, a procedure that his loved ones have described as his “only path to survival.” However, Cigna Healthcare, his health insurer, has refused to authorize the transplant and the emergency medical transport needed to get him to the hospital for the operation.He needs to be transferred to Chicago’s Northwestern Memorial Hospital for the operation. Wells was preparing to ..