Pub Subs, Pat Riley’s future, cancer coverage. Catch up on today’s top stories

A cancer patient’s courtroom victory against his health insurer, Pat Riley’s offseason plans for the Miami Heat and new Pub Sub varieties at Publix are among the top stories from the Miami Herald on Tuesday.

Here are key takeaways:

• Publix adds brisket to the Pub Sub lineup: Publix rolled out four new brisket-based deli items, marking the first time brisket has appeared in the Pub Sub lineup. Popular Miami blogger Burger Beast found the $17.69 Spicy Brisket Sub underwhelming, writing the meat “was overly chewy” and calling it “one of Publix’s weaker specialty sub launches.”

• Cancer patient wins insurance fight in Miami court: A Miami-Dade judge ordered Oscar Health Insurance to authorize and pay for Pablo Langesfeld’s recurring $48,500 oral medication to treat his advanced pancreatic cancer after the insurer repeatedly denied coverage. Langesfeld’s son Martin urged other families facing similar denials to keep fighting, saying, “If you are in a situation like we were, fight it, fight it because you can.”

• Riley vows to stay and build Heat around Adebayo: Heat president Pat Riley, 81, declared he will not retire or step aside and gave “a flat-out no” when asked if he would consider trading Bam Adebayo. Riley described his mood as “pissed” and “disappointed” after the Heat missed the playoffs for the first time since 2019 and said the team will aggressively pursue roster upgrades this offseason.

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