The Cost of Saying No: When Insurers Deny Critical Imaging Tests, Cancer Treatment Is Delayed
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- · Story · Global
- Date
- August 31, 2026
- Source
- HealthyWomen
Summary
September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month.After Kay Hsu was diagnosed with advanced, stage 4 breast cancer in 2018, she had a PET scan — an imaging test that can detect and analyze tumors — every four months. For six years, these scans were a routine part of her care and were covered by her health insurance.But in September 2024, things changed.Hsu’s insurer denied her PET scan, claiming it was “not medically necessary.”“I was so upset that I could hardly see straight,” Hsu recalled. “I had never been denied a PET scan. I have stage 4 breast cancer, which is incurable, and scans every f…
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