Port Aransas Man Fights Insurance Company for HCV/Hepatitis C

PORT ARANSAS -

A Port Aransas man is truly battling for his life.

Richard Titus, 56, has been duking it out with his wellbeing insurance agency to cover a treatment that could spare his life.

Titus as of late found he has Hepatitis C, a liver contamination brought on by the Hepatitis C infection.

Side effects of the infection include: exhaustion, queasiness/poor hankering, stomach torment, dim hued pee, yellow staining in the skin and eyes, fever, and muscle and joint torment.

Titus, as most Hepatitis C patients, had no indications. He discovered he had the ailment when his specialist ran a few tests. Titus then went to Dr. Edison Rodrigues, a nearby hepatologist who treats individuals with Hepatitis C.

"You'll see the aggravation of the liver and the liver catalysts begin going up," said Dr. Rodrigues.

In spite of the fact that it's conceivably fatal, the infection can live in your body for a considerable length of time. At times, the body can even free itself of Hepatitis C. However, in the event that the malady advances and the patient doesn't look for treatment, it can prompt genuine wellbeing issues. On the other hand, there is a cure.

The questionable medication, Harvoni, has a more than 90 percent cure rate. But on the other hand it's truly costly; the treatment speaks the truth $95,000. Titus attempted to get his wellbeing insurance agency, UnitedHealthcare, to take care of the expense of Harvoni. In February, UnitedHealthcare denied his solicitation on the grounds that he didn't meet the criteria.

In an announcement to KRIS 6 News, UnitedHealth said, "… our clinical scope criteria is predictable with clinical proof to organize treatment based upon the movement of the sickness, i.e., treating the most broken down patients in the first place, and checking patients with ahead of schedule stage ailment, and treating them if and when they advance."

Despite the fact that Titus has Genotype 1 Hepatitis C, he's still in the early stages. Be that as it may, he would not like to hold up to get treatment.

"I need to live. I need to be sound. I need my liver to be cured now, not when it's practically difficult to cure and after that be put on the liver transplant rundown," clarified Titus.

Following quite a while of holding up, Titus figured out how to get Harvoni all alone. That was before UnitedHealthcare consented to cover the drug.

"It's right here and they haven't paid for it. Along these lines, it's past the point of no return," said Titus.

Presently, Titus needs to make lawful move against UnitedHealthcare.

"You shouldn't deny any customer's help when they're debilitated," expressed Titus.

Titus trusts other individuals in a comparable circumstance keep social insurance organizations responsible and battle to stay sound.

"Battle for your rights. Stand up," said Titus.

In the event that you've been determined to have Hepatitis C and your protection denies scope for Harvoni, you can look for assistance from the drug's producer, Gilead Sciences.

It has something many refer to as the Patient Assistance Program, which may cover a segment of your treatmen