Denver boy, 9, died after state-benefits error denied him asthma medication
By Allison Sherry
The Denver Post
Zuton Lucero, with her daughter Ashantay, 8, holds a picture of her 9-year-old son, Zumante, who died of asthma in July after a state-benefits error denied him his prescription coverage. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post). A Montbello mother says her 9-year-old son's death from severe asthma could have been prevented had Denver Human Services resolved problems with his Medicaid pharmacy benefits.
Zuton Lucero said she called Human Services every three days for months last year when she was suddenly unable to get prescription drugs for her son, Zumante.
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