Affordable Care Act In Action for Lupus Family

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

When a father donates his kidney to save his daughter suffering from lupus kidney failure, he was repaid by denial of health and life insurance coverage! Insurance companies considered him a health risk. The New York Times picked up on the story as an example of how the Affordable Care Act might help patients. An extensive piece, it also raised awareness of lupus nephritis and the importance of kidney donation.

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