Getting Treatment and Dealing With Insurance

Written By Sara Mazzilli

For the past 7 months, Rare Human Lindsay has been trying to enroll in a clinical trial for her dermatomyositis. Learn about the challenges that she faced along the way and how her rheumatologist helped her receive out-of-state insurance coverage. Watch til the end for “the most perfect and scariest doctor mic drop of all time”!

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