Insurance Denials Leave Cancer Patients Stranded and Desperate for Help

Rokhsan Enonoria, a single mother diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer, was denied life-prolonging surgery by her insurance company just days before it was scheduled. Enonoria turned to City of Hope for a second opinion, where doctors put her on an intense regimen of 20 chemo and targeted therapies. Her surgeon at City of Hope appealed to Anthem Insurance, but the request was denied. City of Hope has now agreed to cover the cost of the surgery without help from her insurance.