(July 15, 2017 at 3:34 pm)mh.brewer Wrote:(July 15, 2017 at 1:13 pm)wallym Wrote: Utilitarian health care is certainly an alternative, and would solve a lot of problems in terms of health care expenditures. The implications can get a little uncomfortable going down that road though.
But all this seems like, is they want to take the kid out of the hospital, and go to america for an exam. I assume it'd require some medical transfer of undetermined cost. And it's not clear how it's being paid for. That doesn't seem like it'd be running a tab in the millions, though.
The parents raised the $1.6 mill through gofundme. You should read it. Full of unrealistic hopes and tugs at heart strings.: https://www.gofundme.com/please-help-to-...rlies-life
Cost? Couldn't find anything specific to Columbia Hospital (the MD's hospital in NY I think) but I found one in Ohio. The cost for room and board for pediatric ICU is in excess of $9000/day. That does not include all of the professional and ancillary charges.: http://www.uhhospitals.org/rainbow/patie...nformation
From what I understand the Dr. is traveling to Britain to do the examination/evaluation before transfer to the US is considered.
I think by default, parents asking for help to give their dying child a chance has heart string tugs built in.
And reading about the doctor, he seems to be the guy. Meaning, if this were Harry and Kate's baby instead of two rando's, I imagine there's a chance this is the doctor who would have been brought in (or more likely, they'd have brought the baby to the US), and would be doing the work already.
