Films for the Humanities and Sciences - Counting the Cost: Children's Healthcare

Counting the Cost: Children’s Healthcare

When a child’s life is at stake, money should be no object. But how much care should society fund? And what should families be asked to sacrifice? Using case studies, this program addresses one of the hard realities of private medical insurance—that it rarely covers new or experimental therapies—while providing information on a promising treatment for pediatric cancer called triple tandem stem cell rescue. Financial support provided by Children’s Memorial to fill such gaps is also discussed. Morris Kletzel, director of the Stem Cell Transplant Program, is featured. (56 minutes)

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Item#: PAE33579
Copyright date: ©2002
VHS ISBN 978-0-7365-9739-5
DVD ISBN 978-0-7365-9740-1

Part of the Series : Children's Hospital


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