She Struggled To Get a Lifesaving Drug Even After Insurers Vowed To Help By Samantha Liss June 29, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/health-care-costs/prior-authorization-medicare-advantage-humana-missouri-bill-of-the-month-june-2026/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9j93nSgxJ0yGUHj7-T4DOxQ7yvppQMk6fjve2hKbj58UVZYMfkQe1_F2Nen5u1DweCh82H45Z64DGz2iNw919FOLPfyg&_hsmi=426021881&utm_content=426021881&utm_source=hs_email KFF Health News: She Struggled To Get A Lifesaving Drug Even After Insurers Vowed To Help Over four consecutive days in January, Margaret Hvatum ran a 5K, a 10K, a half-marathon, and a full marathon. The 70-year-old covered a combined distance that’s nearly equivalent to running the length of Manhattan four times. By the end of the month, she was in a hospital bed. Hvatum, a part-time computer science professor, has a weakened immune system due to a rare condition known as primary immunodeficiency, which makes it difficult for her body to fight infections. Prior to her 2005 diagnosis, she had four bouts of shingles, a painful rash caused by a virus. (Liss, 6/29)