Family fights for coverage of medical needs of toddler with neurological disorder

The parents of little Emmy Lazeon say month after month they have to file multiple appeals for the tools and therapies their daughter needs for her complex care due to multiple diagnoses. NBC News’ Maggie Vespa reports for our series “The Cost of Denial.”

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