The couple who refused medical treatment for their dying son will be sentenced in Cleveland today. Both pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for Willie Jr.'s 2008 death.

Pastor Charlotte Bear shares her painful story of the broken health care system at PACT's Community Action Meeting on Making Health Care Affordable for ALL Families with Congress Members Zoe Lofgren and Mike Honda.

Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum is a cardiologist, author, and spokesperson. She’s devoted her career to treating heart disease through early detection, education, and prevention. For more great tips from Dr. Steinbaum, check out her other videos and Bottom Line blog, At The Heart Of It All

Denial is likely your worst enemy when it comes to preventing heart disease. In this video, Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum, author of Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum’s Heart Book: Every Woman’s Guide to a Heart Healthy Life as well as Bottom Line’s At the Heart of It All blog, explains how living in denial and ignoring heart disease is dangerous because it delays or prevents care that can protect the heart. Denial can take many forms; from not going to the doctor or getting checkups to skipping, neglecting or dropping medications altogether, and even continuing to eat an unhealthy diet. But no matter what form denial takes, ignoring a chronic health issue is going to hurt you in the long term. The healthy alternative, Dr. Steinbaum states, is to break through this denial and take charge of your own health. This means keeping doctor’s appointments and talking to your physician about any medication issues or concerns rather than ignoring them. There is no quick fix for heart disease or other metabolic issues; these conditions require ongoing management.

KTAR News 92.3 FM has investigated the continuing pattern of Valley firefighters being denied coverage when diagnosed with cancer. This documentary film tells the story of four firefighters and the process of their claims being denied.

Stacie Ritters twin daughters were diagnosed with cancer at the age of four. Their insurance provider, CIGNA, denied them coverage even though they had been covered by the familys former insurer. The incident marked just the latest chapter in the familys ongoing troubles with the health insurance industry. A few years ago the Ritters filed for bankruptcy due to their high medical expenseseven though they had health insurance at the time. Stacie Ritters joins us to tell her story.