Since 2025, Florida patients denied insurance coverage for doctor-recommended procedures have had those denials reversed only after media scrutiny, with no explanation from insurers. Madeline Rogers of Zephyrhills was denied coverage for colon surgery three times, Mary Barnes, a breast cancer patient in St. Pete, was forced to halt
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