Her brother announced a lawsuit against Cigna even before her funeral. The sad fact is there are not enough livers to go around and I’m sure the decision was in the best interest of those who had already been waiting. Cigna had paid for a bone marrow transplant and she started shutting down afterwards. It would have been a waste of a needed liver for someone who stood a chance at living much longer than 6 months. Does anybody out there believe that Universal Healthcare would have done better by this girl?
I think it's pretty obvious that the idea the government would have gone to the lengths extended in the article to save her life is in doubt, especially with the examples every day from countries that do have 'universal health care.'
This is where the power of the consumer comes in to play - health care coverage can be selectable, rather than one size fits all. Something that unfortunately too few of the candidates right now for president, some even running as 'Republicans', are unable to comprehend.
Reminds me of Mickey Mantle. He got a new liver and then developed metastatic cancer after he got the immunosuppressants. The docs said it was a "waste" because it prevented someone else from getting the liver.
There would be if people were allowed to sell them. Why is everyone in the entire transplant process paid, except the donor (or donor's estate?)