Transplant costs strain the poor and uninsured across states
The piece traces how high transplant costs and limited coverage force low and middle income patients into financial hardship. It cites cases from Kentucky Georgia Florida and Pennsylvania and notes Reagan era fundraising plus state relief efforts. It highlights insurers and public funding gaps and the ethical debate over access to life saving organs.
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