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In reply to the discussion: Mother of Jahi McMath, brain-dead after tonsillectomy, vows to fight [View all]COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)11. There may be some truth to that. But
even if the Insurance company pays some of the bill, the family is going to be left with enormous bills for co-pay and non-covered expenses. The longer this drags on, the more they will owe.
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LiberalElite
Dec 2013
OP
So you're presenting these one-in-a-million cases as a realistic possibility for the family
nomorenomore08
Dec 2013
#30
6 doctors have declared her brain dead, including 3 that the parent's brought in
magical thyme
Dec 2013
#23
Generally, two neurologists are required to independently examine a patient...
Barack_America
Dec 2013
#6
there were another 3 specialists that the hospital brought in at the mother's request
magical thyme
Dec 2013
#24
One CNN article said also that the longer the body's on life support, the less accurate the autopsy.
Gidney N Cloyd
Dec 2013
#5
I can't say what anyone else would be thinking but not arguing the point nt
LiberalElite
Dec 2013
#37
Why is this even in the courts? The hospital should do as the guardian of the patient says.
JVS
Dec 2013
#27