Mother fights to get coverage for daughter’s scoliosis surgery

In our series “The Cost of Denial,” NBC News’ Kate Snow reports on the surgical procedure doctors say can help a 12-year-old competitive dancer struggling with scoliosis that insurance has denied. The girl’s mother is trying everything she can to get coverage. 

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