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Woman Rejected For Transplant - Told To Raise Money Herself
6 mins·12:45, 26 Nov 2018
Woman Rejected For Transplant - Told To Raise Money Herself
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12:45, 26 Nov 2018
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The state of the US healthcare system has created a boom in crowdfunded medical campaigns as patients struggle to pay for treatment. In 2017, campaigners raised $930 million through GoFundMe — nearly half of the money raised by the site. Some hospitals have taken notice. In a recent example, a woman was denied a heart transplant because of the state of her finances, and suggested that she set up a “fundraising effort.”
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