In death, Nataline sparks national debates

They all mention her name - family and friends, health-care professionals, even presidential candidates - evoking her story as an example of health insurance gone wrong in the United States.Susan Abram in the Daily News.

The case of Nataline Sarkisyan of Northridge - who died last month after her insurer denied, then agreed to, a liver transplant hours before her death - continues to highlight the national controversy about insurance and medical care and what, if anything, can be changed.

While overall complaints against some California insurance companies about everything from access to care to other services have declined in the past two years, complaints about more specific procedures - like Nataline's - have increased, according to a Daily News review of state data.