[Vesuvian]

From the CNN article...

In fact, the parents said, Terry was never seen by a neurologist after the accident.

"They told us it would cost $120,000 just to evaluate him to see if he could be helped, and we didn't have that kind of money," said Jerry, who is a farmer. His wife works in a shirt factory.

Attempts to get Medicaid to pay proved fruitless. "They said the government will not put out that kind of money on no more chance than he's got to re-enter the workforce."

As a result, their son was never evaluated, he said.

Really makes you wonder about things.

[kellynla]

Great story. But just so I understand for my own information, there must have been one heck of a cost involved here. Who paid? Is the patient and his family responsible or did medicare or some other source pay for the care???

[4Freedom]

Attempts to get Medicaid to pay proved fruitless."

They should have all gone to their local 'flea market' and bought the whole family Mexican Consular ID Cards for $5.00. They'd get all the free healthcare they wanted as long as our government thought they were here illegally.