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Insurers Are Using Cancer Patients as Leverage
Thursday October 2, 2025. 04:00 PM , from Slashdot/Apple
![]() Research published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute found that care disruptions lead to more advanced-stage diagnoses and worse outcomes. Similar contract disputes involved Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins University and University of North Carolina Health. New York lawmakers introduced legislation this year requiring insurers to maintain coverage for cancer patients during negotiations and until treatment concludes. Memorial Sloan Kettering's leadership described the practice as using patients as bargaining chips despite record insurer profits. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/10/02/0751244/insurers-are-using-cancer-patients-as-leverage?utm_...
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