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Channel 13 Ktrk TV Houston we care about texas live with the entire eyewitness news team. This is channel 13 eyewitness news. A Houston woman will get a second chance at life because of Hermann Hospital in action thirteen's Marvin's Endler explains, I never knew that if you

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signed the back of your driver's license to donate one of your organs, that the recipient of that organ has to pay a donor speed and the money does not go to the deceased's family. Hermann Hospital is one of a few hospitals in the nation that does

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liver transplants. Most folks who need a liver transplant can't afford it because the price of life is very high. Over $200,000 lose Feliciano needs a liver transplant. The reservation agent for aeromexico Airlines had a blood transfusion at a state in 1985 and was infected with hepatitis

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C, which destroyed her liver Loses lucky she has good insurance with Aeromexico which will pay the $200,000 for the operation. But there's a catch. There's an additional charge. A charge I never dreamed existed that her insurance does not even cover and lose cannot afford Insurance covers

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my transplant surgery and medication, but it does not cover what they call the donor's fee. A donor's fee. How much money did they want for a donor's fee? They requested $21,000. This is for the person that's given or the family who gave The deliver deliver donated

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deliver. And so because of that they wouldn't put you on the donor's list even though your insurance from aeromexico that you where you work is willing to pay $200,000 but they want $21,000 for the donor. Right? I talked to the folks at Herman and they said

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the money will not stand between life and death. Administrators agreed to bypass the $21,000. The money the hospital is built to cover the cost of acquiring the donor argue so loses now on the list. Waiting for a liver donor. I know that mrs Police Santino appreciate

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what Herman is doing for her. But as I said at the beginning, I never heard of a donor's fee, but I understand how it works. This pays for the medical team to remove preserve and transport the organ. And incidentally, I want to wish my wife gertrude

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happy happy anniversary on our 54 years of marriage. Today it might seem a long time, but it really isn't. Marvin's Endler eyewitness news