It's just hard to believe a guy with that much sucess didn't have healt coverage.That or someone could have just cut him a fat check
That's the norm when you're self employed in the erratic music business, and you can be sure the reason he was up in British Columbia was to get care, and the transplant he was waiting for...."
According to the American Liver Foundation, the immediate transplant costs (those associated with the surgery itself) average around
$250,000 for hospital and physician expenses. Pre-operative and
post-operative care pushes the average total cost to about $314,000.
(Other sources place this figure at
closer to $500,000). The costs
associated with the surgery vary widely, depending upon a number of
factors, including the patient's age, overall health, and region of
the country, and transplant center:"
