| Cancer patient waiting for treatment verdict
A Kirkland woman with a rare form of cancer must wait until at least Monday to learn if Quebec's health-insurance board will pay for a potentially life-saving treatment available only in the United States. The Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec has already twice refused to pay for the procedure in the United States, which could cost about $150,000. Ella Marchildon, a 44-year-old mother of five, suffers from signet ring cell carcinoma. Three Montreal specialists who have treated her say the treatment she needs is available only south of the border. .
The Nosebleed Section: Silliness can mask being controversial
In a move to improve employee safety and also to reduce insurance costs, the Enterprise-Record/Mercury-Register will now require sports reporters and editors to wear facemasks while they work. It will not only hide the somewhat goofy and scruffy faces of the sports staff but will also make certain that flying objects do not find their way to anybody's grill. The policy was inspired by the batch of photos that Bill Husa brought back to us Tuesday after the Pleasant Valley softball team hosted Oroville, and also from a few other games earlier this season. Inspiration was gleaned from players like PV's Kiley Mansfield, Oroville's Shanaya McGill-Thomas and Las Plumas' Kodi Harp, to name a few. All wear a cage-like facemask attached to their batting helmets, just like a lot of other softballers.
Regulators file complaint on insurance firm
TALLAHASSEE - The Office of Insurance Regulation has filed an administrative complaint against the American General Life Insurance Co., seeking to suspend or revoke its ability to write insurance policies in Florida. The state office said it is also requiring the company to cease and desist from unfair trade practices. American General has refused to provide policies or limited the amount, extent or kind of life insurance based solely on the individual's future travel plans, state officials said. "When assessing their life insurance needs, consumers should not have to worry about how their travel plans might affect their ability to get insurance," said General Counsel Steve Parton. Officials said American General had been warned about the practice in the past. The most high-profile incident involved U.S.
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