She said he does have insurance, but they're not giving him a heart because of his legal status. But according to orgadonor.gov:
Can non-resident aliens donate and receive organs? Non-resident aliens can both donate and receive organs in the United States. Organs are given to patients according to medical need, not citizenship. In 2001, 334 (2.7%) of the 12,375 organ donors were non-resident aliens. In this same year, 259 (1%) of the 23,998 transplants performed were on non-resident aliens.
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GOMAD_OR_GFYAD ago
If he is illegal then who is paying for him to be in the hospital in the first place?
considero ago
She said he does have insurance, but they're not giving him a heart because of his legal status. But according to orgadonor.gov:
Something's fishy here.
RoBatten ago
And the HIPAA laws forbid the hospital from speaking out with the truth. And that is this fatass is likely not a good candidate for transplant.