Medicaid Privatization Delays 9-year-old's Cancer Treatment

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Thanks Gov Brainf--k.

9-year old Shaun Mohs of McGregor has a brain tumor. This is the second time he's had a brain tumor. When he was 2 he was diagnosed, did chemo and beat it. All while staying at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.

In January, they discovered his cancer is back. So they made a plan to start Chemo again at Mayo.

The family traveled to the Mayo Clinic yesterday to get started, but when they got there doctors decided not to start chemo because Shaun is on Medicaid.

They told him he'll have to go to U of Iowa for chemo/treatment. But his mom is frustrated because he'll have to start completely over with a new team of doctors who don't know Shaun's case/history.