""Today I'm forced to stand here and beg because an insurance company decided that profits matter more than the life of a man who spent his career protecting this city," said Jones's daughter Rachel Jones at the hearing. He ran into burning buildings, inhaled toxic smoke, and put his life on the line again and again, so that others could survive, Rachel Jones continued. Now, when he needs the help the most, the insurance company provided by this city through Blue Shield is denying him the medication his doctors say is necessary to keep him alive."
""I don't think that's what this board signed up for when we made the decision on the basis of the RFP process, said Dorsey, per KGO. I lost my own mother to lung cancer, and she raised a son who was going to fight, to make sure that people get this care that they're entitled to.""
Retired firefighter Ken Jones has stage 4 metastatic lung cancer and faced a pause in critical medication after Blue Shield denied coverage under the city-run health plan. Ken Jones and other retired firefighters and their families gathered at City Hall requesting the Health Service Board intervene on behalf of members denied coverage. The city switched from UnitedHealth Care to Blue Shield last year expecting better options. Supervisor Matt Dorsey announced the board will investigate the denials. A fundraiser reached its $50,000 goal after treatment was paused. Former Fire Chief Jeanine Nicholson stated that firefighters should not have to beg for their lives.
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