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Archive Home > 2012 > May > 27 > Is a cure delayed a cure denied?

Is a cure delayed a cure denied?

Insurance limits — and a missed diagnosis — mean Prineville cancer patient Kurt Kendrick must wait for a transplant to save his life. If he can survive until 2013.

By By Markian Hawryluk / The Bulletin
May 27, 2012

For Kurt Kendrick, another nine months represents a lifetime.

If he can survive that long, his insurance company will probably pay for the stem cell transplant that could cure his cancer. But because of a missed diagnosis four years ago, the downturn in the economy and the vagaries of the health....

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