Blue Cross overturns decision, approves stem cell transplant coverage

GREENVILLE, Mich. Lori Mills has beenapproved to receive a stem cell transplant under her Blue Cross Blue Shield coverage.

The insurance company has overturned its previous denial from the summer of 2014.

In a letter dated January 2, 2015,Blue Cross states the company will now pay for the potentially life-changing procedure.

I know its going to be a shot at a whole new life for me, Mills said today.

She added,I know that because of our previous interview, it really helped get this approval letter because whenever I call they talk about it.

FOX 17 alsointerviewed Mills in October,questioned Blue Cross, and aired her story.

Shesuffers from chronicinflammatory demyelinating neuropathy or CIDP. Her immune system attacks her nervous system. She shakes, has numbness, and it impairs her movement.

Doctors told her a stem cell transplant could be the cure.

Watch the video for Mills story and what the insurance company had to say in its approval letter.

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Blue Cross overturns decision, approves stem cell transplant coverage