Breast Cancer Patient Denied Medicaid Coverage Because He's a Man

Bunny-san · 2015-10-25T12:03:04+00:00

It's horrible to think medical coverage would only cover you if you were a certain gender. Legislation like that shouldn't be allowed in medicine. If your life depends on it, don't hinder it due to arbitrary gender reasons. Period. I hope the man gets through this and hopefully either sues the company or gets through with a public donation.

Krissam · 2015-10-25T12:49:22+00:00

Though Johnson wouldn't normally qualify for Medicaid in the state of South Carolina because he is a single, non-disabled man with no children,

What the fuck?

5th_Law_of_Robotics · 2015-10-25T16:34:52+00:00

He should just cash one of his male privilege checks. That ought to cover it.

Hydris · 2015-10-25T13:16:08+00:00

You'd think with how few men get it, that it would be covered just out of the fact it wouldn't take up that many resources even if all men who had it used it.

I don't see why it would be gendered at all to begin with. This is ridiculous.

"We treat people, including men, with breast cancer who have Medicaid all the time," Weiss said.

When there's an unusual case with HHS, she said, it's a matter of being persistent, making several calls, and speaking to a lot of people until you reach the right one that will take the case, she said.

"I've never had a male denied national insurance [because] of their gender," said Weiss, who is based in Philadelphia.

Well, you shouldn't have to keep contacting people until you get someone to bend the sexist rules to begin with. Someone going through with cancer treatment, shouldn't have the added stress of all that because of discrimination.

Poor guy.

liquidfirex · 2015-10-25T17:57:27+00:00

Follow up: http://malebreastcancercoalition.org/Survivor%20Stories/raymond-johnson/

Shit like this makes me wish that MRA's were more savvy in terms of activism.

snert_blergen · 2015-10-25T11:07:34+00:00

How do you do one of those funding things for one person. Kickstarter... but not?

dominant_driver · 2015-10-25T17:20:09+00:00

That was from 2011. I'm sure things have changed now.

Title	Breast Cancer Patient Denied Medicaid Coverage Because He's a Man
Author	Akesgeroth
Upvotes	333
Comments	36
Date	October 25, 2015 8:49 AM UTC (10 years ago)
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