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Patient dies by suicide after ‘insurance issue’ delayed medicine for lung disease flare-ups

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KYLE, Texas (KFF Health News) — Kenney Blewett was diagnosed with lung disease more than a decade ago but started experiencing flare-ups this year that made him feel like he couldn’t breathe. Blewett described those flare-ups as “the scariest thing in the world,” said his wife, Cindy, adding that wh…

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Patient dies by suicide after ‘insurance issue’ delayed medicine for lung disease flare-ups (opens East Idaho News)
Published Oct 4, 2026
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KYLE, Texas (KFF Health News) — Kenney Blewett was diagnosed with lung disease more than a decade ago but started experiencing flare-ups this year that made him feel like he couldn’t breathe. Blewett described those flare-ups as “the scariest thing in the world,” said his wife, Cindy, adding that wh…
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Patient dies by suicide after "insurance issue" delayed medicine (opens CBS News)
Published Oct 2, 2026
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Hours after experiencing a flare-up related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Kenney Blewett of Kyle, Texas, died by suicide in June.

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