Television Coverage.

• Autores: Steve Mirsky
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 290, Nº. 5, 2004, págs. 119-119
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article comments on reality television programs and raising funds for medical care. In January a Romanian woman underwent surgery in a Bucharest hospital to remove a 175-pound tumor. Of course, 175-pound tumors don't grow overnight. And the woman had apparently tried for years to raise money for the operation. The Discovery Channel finally forked over the funding, in exchange for film rights. Finding money for medical treatment can also be a problem in the U.S. This past February saw the release of the Economic Report of the President, which noted that more than 43 million people in this country lack health insurance. Uninsured patients, who have not appreciated that their diseases are in fact valuable market commodities, could sell their conditions to television programs, which would pay for medical treatment.