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Nurses, Patients March On CIGNA Forum January 16, 2008

Posted by Ellen - RN, BSN in : MyNurseDegree , trackback

Chicago

The march which is to take place on January 16th 2008, in Chicago, was a result of the death of Nataline Sarkisyan on December 20, 2007, after a long battle against leukemia. Her tragic case has gained national attention because a potentially life-saving liver transplant was initially denied by her family’s insurer-CIGNA.

The National Nurses Organizing Committee/California Nurses Association helped organize community protests and generate demands that CIGNA reverse their denial. While these efforts forced CIGNA to approve Nataline’s transplant, their decision came too late, and she died just hours after her family finally received approval.

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