Should the expenses surrounding organ transplants stay as they are? Organ transplants are life-saving operations however they can be very costly and insurers are stopping the funding for them. An organ transplant is a surgical operation where an organ in a person’s body is damaged severely or failing and is removed and replaced with a functioning one from a deceased donor, a living donor, an animal, or one that was artificially produced (Kahn). The various expenses of an organ transplant have ever changing variables that may or may not be positive for the recipient of the donation. The negatives tend to outweigh the positives in this situation so this is calls for a change from the economic standpoint of the system. Most people in the U.S.
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Hamandi, a lead researcher at the University Health Network in Toronto discussed that the post-operation malfunctions or infections are the main causes of rehospitalization. However, there are courses for the patients to take pre-operation then once they have had their operation they have specialty teams who will give them their post-operation care. The average LOS, Level of Service, and hospitalization costs were tremendously increased for the patients who were receiving the specialty infectious disease consultation than those who had the regular nursing team alone, 7 days’ vs 5 days and $9,652 vs $6,192 (Hamandi, 1074). The initial expenses are more costly than in original care however the risks of malfunctions and infections is greatly reduced which will lower the overall cost. Traditional care for organ transplants averages about 11 days with a total cost of care being about $21,365, not including the operation itself. The two different teams had a major difference with in-hospital costs, the infectious diseases consultation rounding to $19,619 versus the non-infectious diseases consultation group rounding to $13,923 (Hamandi, 1079). The averaged-out costs include hospital bills, doctor’s fees, organ procurement, medication, and follow-up care (J.F.L.). This shows that the extra splurge to get the quality …show more content…
An accredited writer discussed the topic of organ transplants and explained that the average costs of organ transplants in the United States. A kidney averages between $50,000 to $60,000, bone marrow averages at $65,000, a liver averages between $150,000 to $200,000, a heart averages at $110,000, and a lung averages at $130,000 (J.F.L.). This shows how ridiculously expensive the operations are and how the lack of insurance coverage for these procedures can be devastating. Kaserman, a well-studied researcher, stated that “If half of the existing population of approximately 400,000 dialysis patients could be transplanted, then overall savings could reach $3 billion per year for this organ alone” (Kaserman, 55). This shows how economically beneficial the operations are. Another side of this argument is the organ market, where people can sell their organs for a profit to other people who require them. While the organ market is illegal, the egg donation market, where women donate their eggs to other infertile women, is legal in the United States. This does not save lives however it creates new ones and the women can receive anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000. One reason people donate is because they are seen as “spare eggs” however a kidney could also be seen as a “spare organ” due to you only needing one for survival (McAndrews,
Hamandi, a lead researcher at the University Health Network in Toronto discussed that the post-operation malfunctions or infections are the main causes of rehospitalization. However, there are courses for the patients to take pre-operation then once they have had their operation they have specialty teams who will give them their post-operation care. The average LOS, Level of Service, and hospitalization costs were tremendously increased for the patients who were receiving the specialty infectious disease consultation than those who had the regular nursing team alone, 7 days’ vs 5 days and $9,652 vs $6,192 (Hamandi, 1074). The initial expenses are more costly than in original care however the risks of malfunctions and infections is greatly reduced which will lower the overall cost. Traditional care for organ transplants averages about 11 days with a total cost of care being about $21,365, not including the operation itself. The two different teams had a major difference with in-hospital costs, the infectious diseases consultation rounding to $19,619 versus the non-infectious diseases consultation group rounding to $13,923 (Hamandi, 1079). The averaged-out costs include hospital bills, doctor’s fees, organ procurement, medication, and follow-up care (J.F.L.). This shows that the extra splurge to get the quality …show more content…
An accredited writer discussed the topic of organ transplants and explained that the average costs of organ transplants in the United States. A kidney averages between $50,000 to $60,000, bone marrow averages at $65,000, a liver averages between $150,000 to $200,000, a heart averages at $110,000, and a lung averages at $130,000 (J.F.L.). This shows how ridiculously expensive the operations are and how the lack of insurance coverage for these procedures can be devastating. Kaserman, a well-studied researcher, stated that “If half of the existing population of approximately 400,000 dialysis patients could be transplanted, then overall savings could reach $3 billion per year for this organ alone” (Kaserman, 55). This shows how economically beneficial the operations are. Another side of this argument is the organ market, where people can sell their organs for a profit to other people who require them. While the organ market is illegal, the egg donation market, where women donate their eggs to other infertile women, is legal in the United States. This does not save lives however it creates new ones and the women can receive anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000. One reason people donate is because they are seen as “spare eggs” however a kidney could also be seen as a “spare organ” due to you only needing one for survival (McAndrews,