Mark Cuban Says ‘It Was The Right Thing To Do’ After He Flew a Toddler With Rare Cancer on His Private Jet When Insurer Denied Life-Saving Flight

Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban stepped in after a toddler from Minnesota with a rare cancer was denied coverage for an emergency medical flight needed to reach critical treatment in Cincinnati.

Stella McMahon was 16 months old and battling infant T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia when her doctors determined she needed a specialized treatment available through a clinical study at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Her family’s insurance covered the treatment but denied the medical flight, which doctors believed she needed because she was too sick for a long trip by ground.