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Article: Children's Organ Transplant Assn. Reveals Costly Truth About Transplants; Coverage Can Spell Difference Between Life, Death
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- July 26, 2001
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind., July 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was
released today by the Children's Organ Transplant Association:
Imagine the enormity of your beloved child needing an organ
transplant. As if this prospect weren't daunting enough, the
staggering reality is that even if an organ were available, access
to the national organ registry is a function of demonstrating the
ability to pay transplant-associated costs up front.
These costs can be staggering, and people without exceptional
coverage or substantial financial means are left out in the cold
trying to figure out how to qualify for the wait list registration
process.
"Many people do not understand that their insurance ...