Requiring proof of payment for organ transplants and post-operative care is common, transplant experts say, but such costs can run from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. (Photo: Shutterstock)
When Patrick Mannion heard about the Michigan woman denied a heart transplant because she couldn't afford the anti-rejection drugs, he knew what she was up against.
On social media posts of a letter that went viral last month, Hedda Martin, 60, of Grand Rapids, was informed that she was not a candidate for a heart transplant because of her finances. It recommended “a fundraising effort of $10,000.”
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