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Released: September 02, 2011
Putting a price on prolonging a doomed life
Source: David Lazarus, Los Angeles Times (Free Registration)
Bob Iritano died Thursday morning. He was 51. Iritano wasn't a celebrity. He wasn't a captain of industry or a mover and shaker. Iritano was just a guy who worked his job as an insurance broker every day. He was a husband. He was the father of four kids. Iritano also had terminal cancer. He knew he was going to die. The only question was when. His insurer, Health Net, decided last year not to cover a life-extending procedure that had worked just a few months earlier. This left Iritano fighting for time — time to share with his wife, Karen; time to teach his son to throw a football; time to attend a father-daughter school dance with his little girl.Read Full Article: Putting a price on prolonging a doomed life
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