Insurance company refuses to pay for cancer treatment for firefighter:

[applegrove]

Last edited Mon Jan 12, 2026, 11:48 PM - Edit history (1)

People who pay for health insurance have no guarantee of treatment coverage when they need it most. This is both common and unacceptable.

This firefighter has lung cancer, and Blue Shield refuses to pay for his treatment.

www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/s...

— Khashoggi's Ghost (@urocklive1.bsky.social) 2026-01-12T22:48:39.507Z

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

1. The 50k was raised on gofundme

https://www.gofundme.com/f/blue-shield-denying-delaying-ken-joness-cancer-treatment

[applegrove]

2. Thank you. That makes me feel better.

[AllyCat]

3. Insurance companies are not healthcare providers.

[applegrove]

4. Sorry. From Canada here. My bad.

[AllyCat]

5. That's cool.

They know nothing about healthcare except how to figure out how to pay for it. The are dreadful.

[Maru Kitteh]

6. You must wonder how we live like this.

We don’t.

[applegrove]

7. I know exactly how you have to live these days. My heart goes out to

you all.