Jessica Mendoza
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Kate Linebaugh, Colin McNulty, Annie Minoff, Laura Morris, Enrique Perez de la Rosa, Sarah Platt, Alan Rodriguez-Espinosa, Heather Rogers, Pierce Singey, Jivika Verma, Lisa Wang, Catherine Whalen, Tatiana Zamise, and me, Jessica Mendoza. With help from Trina Menino. Our engineers are Griffin Tanner, Nathan Singapak, and Peter Leonard. Our theme music is by So Wiley.
Additional music this week from Peter Leonard, Bobby Lord, Emma Munger, So Wiley, and Blue Dot Sessions. Fact-checking by Mary Mathis and Kate Gallagher. Thanks for listening. See you on Monday.
Additional music this week from Peter Leonard, Bobby Lord, Emma Munger, So Wiley, and Blue Dot Sessions. Fact-checking by Mary Mathis and Kate Gallagher. Thanks for listening. See you on Monday.
Additional music this week from Peter Leonard, Bobby Lord, Emma Munger, So Wiley, and Blue Dot Sessions. Fact-checking by Mary Mathis and Kate Gallagher. Thanks for listening. See you on Monday.
Ed Stratton is 65. He lives in St. Louis, Missouri, not far from his daughter, Erin Stratton. Are you guys close, you and your dad? Oh, yes. Can you tell us a little bit about him?
Ed Stratton is 65. He lives in St. Louis, Missouri, not far from his daughter, Erin Stratton. Are you guys close, you and your dad? Oh, yes. Can you tell us a little bit about him?
Ed Stratton is 65. He lives in St. Louis, Missouri, not far from his daughter, Erin Stratton. Are you guys close, you and your dad? Oh, yes. Can you tell us a little bit about him?
Ed played golf all the time. He loved being out on the sprawling course. But in late 2023, he started feeling more and more run down. He'd had other health problems in the past, and now it turned out that his liver was failing.
Ed played golf all the time. He loved being out on the sprawling course. But in late 2023, he started feeling more and more run down. He'd had other health problems in the past, and now it turned out that his liver was failing.
Ed played golf all the time. He loved being out on the sprawling course. But in late 2023, he started feeling more and more run down. He'd had other health problems in the past, and now it turned out that his liver was failing.
Ed's doctors gave him all kinds of treatments until finally there wasn't much else to do.
Ed's doctors gave him all kinds of treatments until finally there wasn't much else to do.
Ed's doctors gave him all kinds of treatments until finally there wasn't much else to do.
His doctors said the best solution would be a liver transplant. But there was a big hurdle Ed needed to clear. Getting approval from his insurance company, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. But Anthem rejected his claim.
His doctors said the best solution would be a liver transplant. But there was a big hurdle Ed needed to clear. Getting approval from his insurance company, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. But Anthem rejected his claim.
His doctors said the best solution would be a liver transplant. But there was a big hurdle Ed needed to clear. Getting approval from his insurance company, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. But Anthem rejected his claim.
The news was especially difficult to hear because Ed's doctors had said that if he didn't get a new liver, he would probably die. In a statement, Anthem said it is committed to, quote, providing members with access to safe, effective, and clinically appropriate medical care. Our decisions are rooted in evidence, not cost. Welcome to The Journal, our show about money, business, and power.