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Tue Jun 12, 2012, 05:19 PM

kudzu22 (1,107 posts)

18. Warning!!!

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You have a great kid there, but make sure he's considered all the consequences.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/11/the-reward-for-donating-a-kidney-no-insurance/?partner=EXCITE&ei=5043

If he has insurance now, he should be ok as long as he never lets it lapse. Otherwise he could be in for a lifetime of hurt. That is, unless the PPACA is upheld.

Edit to clarify: The HIPAA law protects you from pre-existing exclusions so long as you maintain qualifying coverage without gaps (I think 30 days is the maximum). Otherwise, they can exclude coverage for pre-existing conditions (which includes voluntary ones like donating) for up to 12 months on a group plan. An individual plan can exclude them indefinitely, depending on which state, or refuse to issue coverage at all. This is all eliminated by PPACA, if it is upheld.

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56 replies	Author	Time	Post
My son just called me [View all]	Control-Z	Jun 2012	OP
wow	handmade34	Jun 2012	#1
wow wow	orpupilofnature57	Jun 2012	#3
triple wow! But I know someone who donated a kidney & was fine	Liberal_in_LA	Jun 2012	#29
It really is a "wow"	Control-Z	Jun 2012	#4
not overreacting at all	Voice for Peace	Jun 2012	#28
As a parent I can see how scary that can be	sharp_stick	Jun 2012	#2
Thanks you.	Control-Z	Jun 2012	#6
What a great kid and what an honest, giving response.	gateley	Jun 2012	#5
He really just blew my mind	Control-Z	Jun 2012	#12
He needs to give it serious consideration	notadmblnd	Jun 2012	#7
Indeed an extremely generous impulse.	enough	Jun 2012	#8
I don't think this was an impulse.	Control-Z	Jun 2012	#26
Really BIG wow! Amazing son!	riderinthestorm	Jun 2012	#9
be careful	tru	Jun 2012	#33
My sister just received a kidney/liver transplant in February 2012	riderinthestorm	Jun 2012	#38
My mom had a kidney transplant July 29,1996,	revolution breeze	Jun 2012	#56
Speaking as someone who has a family member who might need a kidney some day,	pnwmom	Jun 2012	#10
How old is too old?	cynatnite	Jun 2012	#16
I'm more concerned with the youth of the donor.	pnwmom	Jun 2012	#31
If I'm reading the OP correctly, her son volunteered...	cynatnite	Jun 2012	#40
His mother is still thinking all this through, and if she wasn't interested in people's	pnwmom	Jun 2012	#42
You have an awesome kid!	cynatnite	Jun 2012	#11
Long as he isn't planning to donate it to Cheney I say major props to him	tularetom	Jun 2012	#13
Congratulations to you	lindac007	Jun 2012	#14
He should talk to his health insurance provider, as this can change his future eligibility.	Brickbat	Jun 2012	#15
Well you have a wonderful son and you should be proud. But please make sure he thinks it	southernyankeebelle	Jun 2012	#17
And will he have physical limitations imposed	B2G	Jun 2012	#19
I've been living with one kidney for years.	kudzu22	Jun 2012	#20
Do you have limitations for around physical activities	B2G	Jun 2012	#21
No contact sports	kudzu22	Jun 2012	#43
I didn't even think of that. Your right. I do admire him for even thinking about it.	southernyankeebelle	Jun 2012	#22
Like a good parent you put it out there. Hope he makes the best decision. Prayers are coming your	southernyankeebelle	Jun 2012	#54
Warning!!!	kudzu22	Jun 2012	#18
My nephew gave a kidney to the son of a friend of the family	lunatica	Jun 2012	#23
They could set up a kidney transplant chain	TrogL	Jun 2012	#24
Good kids rarely happen by accident...	awoke_in_2003	Jun 2012	#25
Ironic that this story about a donor being denied insurance is on the same page as this one right no	mtnester	Jun 2012	#27
Kind of great, isn't it,	Control-Z	Jun 2012	#46
Your tagline is flawless. It says it all.	longship	Jun 2012	#30
I'll save this thread to refer to	Control-Z	Jun 2012	#47
But we now all know the extent that you've succeeded	longship	Jun 2012	#53
Thank you for your honesty.	Smilo	Jun 2012	#32
As a mom of a daughter who will one day need a liver	Ms. Toad	Jun 2012	#34
That is a wonderful kid.	Cleita	Jun 2012	#35
Wow indeed!	TuxedoKat	Jun 2012	#36
You must be very proud of your son!	AndyA	Jun 2012	#37
what an amazing person--I can't even imagine how proud you are of him!	renate	Jun 2012	#39
One question that should be examined: what is the family/social interaction that	enough	Jun 2012	#41
I'm going to say something that might come across as uncaring. But it has to be said.	Baitball Blogger	Jun 2012	#44
I have two friends who have donated kidneys, one who	LuckyLib	Jun 2012	#45
Amazing!	Control-Z	Jun 2012	#49
I'm down as an organ donator	Cherchez la Femme	Jun 2012	#48
Life expectancy of kidney donors appears to be similar or perhaps longer than non-donors	Ms. Toad	Jun 2012	#55
As someone with kidney disease, Thank your son for me	NightWatcher	Jun 2012	#50
Your son is a wonderful human being but . . .	StatGirl	Jun 2012	#51
Your son didn't get to be a great man by himself	leftynyc	Jun 2012	#52

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