Cancer Patient Learns He’s Not Covered Under Obamacare ... After His Surgery

COLE You remember this ░░░░░░░░ that I brought to ░░░░░░░░ back in October This ░░░░░░░░ the Rosamilias And Fred ░░░░░░░░ a very deadly form ░░░░░░░░ cancer He needed to ░░░░░░░░ a bone marrow transplant ░░░░░░░░ he was denied at ░░░░░░░░ time because his doctors ░░░░░░░░ one facility said that ░░░░░░░░ insurance would run out ░░░░░░░░ the procedure Fred got ░░░░░░░░ all that he got ░░░░░░░░ transplant even more chemo ░░░░░░░░ then they decided to ░░░░░░░░ for one of those ░░░░░░░░ plans in New Jersey ░░░░░░░░ big premium it was ░░░░░░░░ it though He was ░░░░░░░░ to need the coverage ░░░░░░░░ specific doctors And that ░░░░░░░░ where everything went terrible ░░░░░░░░ COLE How many rounds ░░░░░░░░ chemotherapy have you had ░░░░░░░░ FRED ROSAMILIA Eight At ░░░░░░░░ COLE Fred Rosamilia is ░░░░░░░░ a quitter Nearly two ░░░░░░░░ ago he was diagnosed ░░░░░░░░ an aggressive form of ░░░░░░░░ He just had a ░░░░░░░░ marrow transplant in December ░░░░░░░░ son Joe the donor ░░░░░░░░ year he ll need ░░░░░░░░ bit of fight he ░░░░░░░░ in him not only ░░░░░░░░ beat the cancer but ░░░░░░░░ survive the continuing battle ░░░░░░░░ insurance companies That s ░░░░░░░░ his wife Lynne comes ░░░░░░░░ LYNNE ROSAMILIA Applied for ░░░░░░░░ most expensive horizon plan ░░░░░░░░ Because you wanted to ░░░░░░░░ sure that your co ░░░░░░░░ were low LYNNE ROSAMILIA ░░░░░░░░ COLE They pay 800 ░░░░░░░░ month for a gold ░░░░░░░░ BlueCross BlueShield plan in ░░░░░░░░ Jersey s Affordable Care ░░░░░░░░ choosing it specifically for ░░░░░░░░ s cancer doctors LYNNE ░░░░░░░░ When we tell the ░░░░░░░░ that we were going ░░░░░░░░ be sticking with Horizon ░░░░░░░░ the ObamaCare they said ░░░░░░░░ you know we participate ░░░░░░░░ Horizon So we said ░░░░░░░░ run COLE Only once ░░░░░░░░ bills started coming in ░░░░░░░░ out their gold plan ░░░░░░░░ not the gold standard ░░░░░░░░ only participated with the ░░░░░░░░ s doctors on the ░░░░░░░░ expensive higher co pay ░░░░░░░░ plan something Lynne found ░░░░░░░░ while Fred was nearly ░░░░░░░░ post transplant LYNNE ROSAMILIA ░░░░░░░░ overheard nurses saying to ░░░░░░░░ other that they couldn ░░░░░░░░ tough Fred until we ░░░░░░░░ to the billing people ░░░░░░░░ that put me in ░░░░░░░░ COLE But that gave ░░░░░░░░ 60 days where Fred ░░░░░░░░ doctors were not covered ░░░░░░░░ ROSAMILIA Correct COLE How ░░░░░░░░ bills are we talking ░░░░░░░░ LYNNE ROSAMILIA I don ░░░░░░░░ even know They re ░░░░░░░░ starting to trickle in ░░░░░░░░ Horizon did finally let ░░░░░░░░ Rosamilia s switch to ░░░░░░░░ but You re still ░░░░░░░░ to be on the ░░░░░░░░ for 60 days of ░░░░░░░░ doctor bills That s ░░░░░░░░ stuff ROSAMILIAS Yes COLE ░░░░░░░░ frustrating is this Fred ░░░░░░░░ not only be going ░░░░░░░░ cancer treatment but to ░░░░░░░░ to navigate all of ░░░░░░░░ craziness FRED ROSAMILIA I ░░░░░░░░ at it this way ░░░░░░░░ want to take care ░░░░░░░░ one problem at a ░░░░░░░░ ANCHOR What else can ░░░░░░░░ do I really sympathize ░░░░░░░░ that COLE It s ░░░░░░░░ isn t it So ░░░░░░░░ he s got thousands ░░░░░░░░ dollars in two month ░░░░░░░░ worth of uncovered bills ░░░░░░░░ Rosamilias doing what they ░░░░░░░░ trying to negotiate those ░░░░░░░░ go on a payment ░░░░░░░░ They re praying though ░░░░░░░░ doesn t send them ░░░░░░░░ medical bankruptcy They ve ░░░░░░░░ been through it once.”