Saskatchewan Blue Cross is going to cover the medical bills of a man who had a debilitating stroke while in Arizona.
The medical insurer originally denied coverage to Louis Lamothe from Halbrite, which is located about 30 kilometres southeast of Weyburn. Blue Cross stated the reason was that Lamothe had not informed them that his cholesterol medication had increased from 10 milligrams to 20 milligrams.
The family said it had to spend 56-thousand dollars to fly Lamothe back to Saskatchewan.
While Blue Cross will cover medical and other expenses, Lamothe’s granddaughter said they will have to pay for hotel and food costs while the family was in Arizona.
Rebecca Fee says her grandfather is paralyzed on the left side, can no longer talk, and is using a feeding tube. There is more in the Go Fund Me page update below.
UPDATE FOR MARCH 2ND
I HAVE THE BEST NEWS IN THE WORLD! Blue Cross just called. They have REVERSED their decision to not cover my grandpa’s claim!!! I am guessing this is due to Worldwide news coverage!!!! Thank you all SO MUCH for your thoughts, prayers, and donations and for sharing our story!!!
I have shut off the button that accepts any donations on the go fund me page! We are still waiting to receive confirmation in writing from Blue Cross. I’m shaking so hard with excitement that I can hardly type this message to you all! My grandma was with her friend in a pharmacy when we called to tell her the news, they were instantly bawling and screaming with joy and had to sit down! Blue Cross is not covering any hotels/meals/or fuel, in Arizona or in Canada so if it’s okay with everyone, we will direct these funds to my grandma for all of those expenses.
My grandpa will be in the hospital for a minimum of a few months, plus many many months of rehab (which is two hours from our home town). We will also use funds collected to modify their home to make it more wheelchair accessible, and to modify their vehicle if needed. My grandpa may also require a power mobility chair and we would use these funds to cover that expense. We will use them to help make them more comfortable in any way we can, and I hope so much that everyone is okay with that. If not, please reach out to me and we will figure out how to return your money. WE WON! After multiple days and hundreds of hours on the phone, multiple news interviews, sleepless nights, multiple emails – we won!
Please don’t ever let any insurance company walk all over you. Fight the fight, no matter how hard it is. THANK YOU AGAIN! I have the email saying they have reversed their decision but they want GRANDPA to fill out the paperwork so we will see where it goes from here!! I have 54 pages from blue cross to review and fill out and get back to them, but I have it in writing that once the paperwork is done, and I have his power of attorney paperwork (since he can’t sign it) we will be approved!!! 
(Photo credit: Go Fund Me)
